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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:33
- 4☉︎ Sun09:33 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:23
- 7☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:12
- 10♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:08
- 11☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:05
- 12♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:05
- 2☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:16
- 5♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:19
- 6☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:23
- 7♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:30
- 9☽︎ Moon02:30 – 03:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:34 – 04:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beirut?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.