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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:12
- 9☽︎ Moon14:12 – 15:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:03 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:55 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:08
- 4☽︎ Moon21:08 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:29
- 9♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:41: 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.