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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:45
- 2♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:06
- 9♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:29
- 11☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:40 – 19:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:40
- 2♂︎ Mars20:40 – 21:29
- 3☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:57
- 11♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.