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 Wednesday, 10 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 15:00
- 9☽︎ Moon15:00 – 16:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:35
- 12♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:12
- 4☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:27
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nabatîyé et Tahta?
On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:27 to 06:39: 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.