Planetary hours
in Sidon.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 4 of the night, until 21:09
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:28
- 6☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:21
- 7♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:09
- 9☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:50
- 12♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:50
- 2♀︎ Venus17:50 – 18:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 20:03
- 4☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:22
- 7♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:28
- 8☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:35
- 9♀︎ Venus01:35 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:47
- 11☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 06:53: 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.