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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:35
- 6♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:44
- 7☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:53
- 8♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:30
- 2☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:21
- 3♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:03
- 5☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:36
- 8♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:50 to 06:59: 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.
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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.