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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:42
- 3♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:37
- 4☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:31
- 5♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:19
- 7☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:02
- 10♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:56
- 11☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:50
- 12♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:50
- 2☽︎ Moon17:50 – 18:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 21:08
- 5♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:14
- 6☉︎ Sun22:14 – 23:20
- 7♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:31
- 9☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:49
- 12♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:54 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.