Planetary hours
in Nabatîyé et Tahta.
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 Thursday, 5 February 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:24
- 2♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:18
- 3☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:11
- 4♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:58
- 6☽︎ Moon10:58 – 11:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:52 – 12:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:39
- 9♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:32
- 10☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:26
- 11♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:13
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:32
- 4♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:39
- 5☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:45
- 6♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:58
- 8☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 03:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:17
- 11♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:23
- 12☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nabatîyé et Tahta?
On Thursday, 5 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:31 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.