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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:25
- 2☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:12
- 9☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:41
- 12♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:41
- 2♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 20:02
- 4☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.