Planetary hours
in Tripoli.
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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:53
- 9♀︎ Venus14:53 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:13
- 11☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:23
- 2♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tripoli?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:43: 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.