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, 20 December 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 09:56
- 5♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:46 – 11:36
- 7☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:05
- 10♂︎ Mars14:05 – 14:54
- 11☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:44
- 12♀︎ Venus15:44 – 16:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:44
- 2☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:54 – 20:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:15
- 5♂︎ Mars21:15 – 22:26
- 6☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 03:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:07 – 04:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:28
- 12♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Saturday, 20 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:38 to 07:27: 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.