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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:15
- 4♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:24
- 5☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:33
- 6♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:51
- 8☽︎ Moon13:51 – 15:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:17
- 11♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:26
- 12☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:35
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:35 – 20:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:17
- 3☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:51
- 6♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:42
- 7☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:33
- 8♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:16
- 10☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:49 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.