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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:12
- 3♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:19
- 4☉︎ Sun09:19 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:09
- 11☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:16
- 12♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:16
- 2☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:41
- 7♀︎ Venus00:41 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:58 to 07:05: 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.