Planetary hours
in Ghazieh.
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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:08 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:16
- 9☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 14:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:45
- 12♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:45
- 2♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:06
- 4☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:37
- 7♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ghazieh?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:29: 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.