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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:39
- 3☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:17
- 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:31
- 9☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:45
- 12☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:48 to 07:44: 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.