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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:41
- 2♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:33
- 4☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 19:04
- 2♂︎ Mars19:04 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.