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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:59
- 2☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:24
- 12♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:59: 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.