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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:35
- 2☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:22
- 9☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:17
- 12♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:17
- 2♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:37 to 07:35: 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.