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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:32
- 2♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:21
- 9♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:01
- 11☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:51
- 2♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:01
- 3☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:11
- 4♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:22
- 11♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:42 to 07:32: 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.