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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:34
- 6♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:11
- 2☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:05
- 3♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:10
- 12☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:03 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.