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, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:31
- 2☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:00
- 5☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:18
- 9☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:08
- 10♀︎ Venus14:08 – 14:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:47
- 12☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:57
- 3♂︎ Mars18:57 – 20:08
- 4☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:18
- 5♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:39
- 7☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 02:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:11
- 10♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:31
- 12♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jounieh?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:42 to 07:31: 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.