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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:29
- 7♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:19
- 8☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:09
- 9♀︎ Venus13:09 – 13:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:49
- 11☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:40
- 2♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:50
- 3☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:59
- 4♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:19
- 6☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:09
- 11♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:28 to 07:18: 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.