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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:11
- 3☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:02
- 10☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:17
- 2☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:09
- 3♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:26
- 9☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:05
- 12☽︎ Moon05:05 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.