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 Sunday, 26 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:53 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 17:02
- 11☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:08
- 2♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Sunday, 26 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:53 to 06:59: 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.