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 Wednesday, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:28
- 5♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:28
- 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.