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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:03 – 06:56
- 2♀︎ Venus06:56 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:21
- 7♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:14
- 8☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:07
- 9♀︎ Venus13:07 – 13:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:52
- 11☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:46
- 2♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:53
- 3☉︎ Sun18:53 – 20:00
- 4♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:14
- 6☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:42
- 10☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:49
- 11♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jounieh?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:03 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.