Planetary hours
in Aley.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:58
- 2♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:16
- 4☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:52
- 8☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:19
- 11☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:19
- 3☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:10
- 4♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.