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 Wednesday, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:37
- 2☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:31
- 12♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:43 – 20:31
- 2♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.