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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:37
- 3♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 11h 43m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:24: 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.