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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:25
- 2☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:13
- 9☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:42
- 12♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:42
- 2♀︎ Venus17:42 – 18:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 20:03
- 4☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:34
- 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:55
- 9♀︎ Venus01:55 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:25: 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.