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 Sunday, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:00
- 2♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:20
- 7♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:12
- 8☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:04
- 9♀︎ Venus13:04 – 13:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:57 – 14:49
- 11☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:41
- 2♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:49
- 3☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:57
- 4♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:13
- 6☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:37
- 9♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:45
- 10☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 05:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:08 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.