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 Tuesday, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:46 – 06:54
- 2☉︎ Sun06:54 – 08:02
- 3♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:51
- 9☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:59
- 10♀︎ Venus15:59 – 17:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:15
- 12☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:07
- 3♂︎ Mars21:07 – 21:59
- 4☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:51
- 5♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:02
- 11☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:53
- 12♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ra’s Bayrūt?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:46 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.