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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:24
- 4☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:38
- 7♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 16:57
- 11☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:02
- 2♂︎ Mars20:02 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:53
- 4♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:25
- 10☉︎ Sun03:25 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:15: 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.