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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:11
- 12♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:11
- 2♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:56
- 4☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:52
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nabatîyé et Tahta?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 07:00: 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.