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 Tuesday, 11 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:06 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 07:51
- 3♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:36
- 5☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:13
- 8♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:06
- 9☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:58
- 10♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:44
- 12☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:51
- 3♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:59
- 4☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:06
- 5♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:21
- 7☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:44
- 10♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:52
- 11☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:59
- 12♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jounieh?
On Tuesday, 11 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:06 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.