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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:17
- 4♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:25
- 5☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:34
- 6♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:43 – 13:52
- 8☽︎ Moon13:52 – 15:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:18
- 11♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:27
- 12☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:36 – 20:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:18
- 3☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:52
- 6♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:43
- 7☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:35
- 8♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:17
- 10☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:50 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.