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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:57 – 06:51
- 2☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:44
- 3♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:32
- 5☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:13
- 8♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:07
- 9☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:00
- 10♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:48
- 12☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:54
- 3♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:01
- 4☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:07
- 5♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:20
- 7☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:39
- 10♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:45
- 11☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:57 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.