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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:09 – 07:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:18
- 3♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:23
- 4☉︎ Sun09:23 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:52
- 10♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:57
- 11☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:02
- 2☽︎ Moon20:02 – 20:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 05:14
- 12♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:09 to 07:14: 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.