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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:06
- 11☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 17:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:02
- 2♂︎ Mars19:02 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:45
Other cities · Lebanon
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tripoli?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:40: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.