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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:29
- 2♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:19
- 3☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:09
- 4♀︎ Venus09:09 – 09:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:48
- 6☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:17
- 9♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:06
- 10☉︎ Sun14:06 – 14:56
- 11♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:35
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:07
- 4♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:17
- 5☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:27
- 6♀︎ Venus22:27 – 23:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:48
- 8☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 03:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:19
- 11♂︎ Mars04:19 – 05:30
- 12☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:40 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.