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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 8 of the night, until 01:33
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:32
- 5♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:26
- 6☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:19
- 7♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:06
- 9☽︎ Moon13:06 – 14:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:47
- 12♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:47
- 2♀︎ Venus17:47 – 18:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:54 – 20:00
- 4☽︎ Moon20:00 – 21:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:20
- 7♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:26
- 8☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 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 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.