Planetary hours
in Zahlé.
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, 10 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:20
- 2☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:02
- 5☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:44
- 8♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:39
- 9☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:33
- 10♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:21
- 12☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:27
- 3♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:33
- 4☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:38
- 5♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:50
- 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:07
- 10♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:13
- 11☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Tuesday, 10 February 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:25 to 07:20: 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.