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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:58
- 2☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:07
- 3♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:59
- 9☉︎ Sun14:59 – 16:08
- 10♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:25
- 12☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:08
- 4☉︎ Sun22:08 – 22:59
- 5♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:16
- 10♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:08
- 11☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:59
- 12♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.