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, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:08
- 3☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:39 to 06:48: 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.