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, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:09
- 2☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:34
- 2♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sidon?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:09: 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.