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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:16
- 3♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:58
- 10♂︎ Mars15:58 – 17:04
- 11☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:10
- 12♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:10
- 2☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 21:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:52
- 5♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:28
- 9☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:16 – 05:10
- 12♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:04 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.