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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:06
- 2☉︎ Sun07:06 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:26
- 5☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:53
- 9☉︎ Sun14:53 – 16:00
- 10♀︎ Venus16:00 – 17:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:14
- 12☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:07
- 3♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:00
- 4☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:54
- 5♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:20
- 10♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:13
- 11☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:07
- 12♀︎ Venus05:07 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tripoli?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:59 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.