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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:48
- 9☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:54
- 4☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:11: 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.