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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:07
- 3☽︎ Moon08:07 – 08:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:38
- 6♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:28
- 7☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:18
- 8♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:58
- 10☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:28 – 17:38
- 2☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:48
- 3♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:08
- 5☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:18 – 23:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:38
- 8♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:48
- 9☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:18
- 12☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ra’s Bayrūt?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:27 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.