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, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:24
- 10♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:16
- 11☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:07
- 12♀︎ Venus16:07 – 16:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:07
- 2☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:32
- 5♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:41
- 6☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:49
- 7♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 02:06
- 9☽︎ Moon02:06 – 03:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Beirut?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:40 to 07:31: 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.