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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:19
- 2☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:38
- 6☉︎ Sun10:38 – 11:28
- 7♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:08
- 9☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:37
- 12♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:37
- 2♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:58
- 4☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:28
- 7♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:39
- 8☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:19: 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.