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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:40
- 12♂︎ Mars18:40 – 19:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:40
- 2♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:07 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:32 to 06:43: 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.