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 Tuesday, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:14
- 2☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:18
- 3♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:27
- 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:44
- 9☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:49
- 10♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 17:57
- 12☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 19:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:53
- 3♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:49
- 4☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:45
- 5♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:19
- 11☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:14
- 12♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:10
Other cities · Lebanon
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.