Planetary hours
in Ra’s Bayrūt.
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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:21
- 7♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:15
- 8☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:09
- 9♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:57
- 11☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:51
- 2♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:57
- 3☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:03
- 4♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:15
- 6☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:33
- 9♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:40
- 10☉︎ Sun02:40 – 03:46
- 11♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ra’s Bayrūt?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:57 to 06:51: 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.