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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 15:06
- 9♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:28
- 11☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:39
- 2♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:28
- 3☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:17
- 4♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:48: 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.