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 Monday, 26 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:35
- 4♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:30
- 5☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:25
- 6♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:15
- 8☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:00
- 11♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:55
- 12☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:50
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:50 – 17:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:00
- 3☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:10 – 22:15
- 6♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:20
- 7☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:25
- 8♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:35
- 10☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Monday, 26 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 13h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:50 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.