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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:38
- 2☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:08
- 12♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:08
- 2♀︎ Venus19:08 – 20:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:11 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beirut?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:38: 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.