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Planetary hours · Aley (Lebanon)

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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
19:19
Next sunrise
06:02

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:08
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:15
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:21
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:28
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:34
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:40
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:47
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:53
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 16:00
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 17:06
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:13
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:19

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:13
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:06
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:00
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:54
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:47
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:41
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:34
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:28
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:22
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:15
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:09
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:02

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?

On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:02 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.