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 Saturday, 29 March 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:34
- 3♂︎ Mars07:34 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:39
- 5♀︎ Venus09:39 – 10:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:43
- 7☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:50
- 10♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:54
- 12♀︎ Venus16:54 – 17:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 18:54
- 2☽︎ Moon18:54 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:47
- 5♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:45
- 6☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:42
- 7♀︎ Venus23:42 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:38
- 9☽︎ Moon02:38 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Saturday, 29 March 2025, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:30 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.