Planetary hours
in Jounieh.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 5 of the night, until 22:14
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:33
- 5♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:27
- 6☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:20
- 7♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:08
- 9☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:48
- 12♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:48
- 2♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 20:01
- 4☽︎ Moon20:01 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:21
- 7♂︎ Mars23:21 – 00:27
- 8☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:34
- 9♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:47
- 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jounieh?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 06:53: 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.