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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:25
- 6☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:19
- 7♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 13:09
- 9☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:53
- 12♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:53
- 2♀︎ Venus17:53 – 18:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:04
- 4☽︎ Moon20:04 – 21:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:20
- 7♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:25
- 8☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:31
- 9♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 06:46: 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.