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 Tuesday, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:11
- 3♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:42
- 9☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:37
- 10♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:27
- 12☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:27 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:41
- 5♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:51
- 7☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:05
- 10♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:21 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.