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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:15
- 8♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:06
- 10☽︎ Moon15:06 – 16:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:57
- 2☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:02
- 3♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:11
- 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:43
- 12☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:47 to 07:43: 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.