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 Friday, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:06 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:51
- 3☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:28
- 6♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:20
- 7☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:12
- 8♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:57
- 10☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:42
- 2☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:49
- 3♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:05
- 5☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:28
- 8♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:36
- 9☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:44
- 10♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:06 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.