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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:44
- 7☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:37
- 2☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:51
- 12☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:41
Other cities · Lebanon
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:40 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.