Planetary hours
in Beirut.
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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:33
- 2♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:25
- 8☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:19
- 2♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:25
- 6☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:32
- 11♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beirut?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:33: 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.