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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:17
- 4☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:41
- 7☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 16:06
- 10♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:14
- 11☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:22
- 12♀︎ Venus18:22 – 19:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:22
- 2☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 22:58
- 5♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:53 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.