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 Tuesday, 12 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:49
- 2☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:58
- 3♀︎ Venus07:58 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:53
- 9☉︎ Sun14:53 – 16:02
- 10♀︎ Venus16:02 – 17:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:20
- 12☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:11
- 3♂︎ Mars21:11 – 22:02
- 4☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:53
- 5♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:58
- 11☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:48
- 12♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Tuesday, 12 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:40 to 06:49: 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.