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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:27
- 7♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:17 – 13:07
- 9☽︎ Moon13:07 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:38
- 12♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:38
- 2♀︎ Venus17:38 – 18:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:58
- 4☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:27
- 7♂︎ Mars23:27 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:47
- 9♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ra’s Bayrūt?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:25 to 07:15: 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.