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 Wednesday, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:14
- 2☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:57
- 12♂︎ Mars17:57 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tripoli?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:10 to 07:14: 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.