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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:52
- 2♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:55
- 8☉︎ Sun13:55 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:26
- 11☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:37
- 2♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:26
- 3☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:55
- 6☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:03
- 11♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:41 to 06:52: 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.