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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 07:57
- 3♂︎ Mars07:57 – 09:06
- 4☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:15
- 5♀︎ Venus10:15 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:41 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:59
- 10♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:17
- 12♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:17
- 2☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 22:50
- 5♂︎ Mars22:50 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 04:48
- 12♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.