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 Thursday, 26 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:18 – 07:09
- 2♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:00
- 3☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:51
- 4♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:32
- 6☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:05
- 9♂︎ Mars13:05 – 13:55
- 10☉︎ Sun13:55 – 14:46
- 11♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:28
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:56
- 4♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:05
- 5☉︎ Sun21:05 – 22:14
- 6♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:33
- 8☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 04:00
- 11♂︎ Mars04:00 – 05:10
- 12☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Thursday, 26 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:18 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.