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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:32 – 07:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:12
- 3♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:02
- 4☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:51
- 5♀︎ Venus09:51 – 10:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:31
- 7☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 14:00
- 10♂︎ Mars14:00 – 14:50
- 11☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:39
- 12♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:39
- 2☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 20:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:10
- 5♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:21
- 6☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:31
- 7♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:32 to 07:22: 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.