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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:39
- 6♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:29
- 7☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:19
- 8♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 13:58
- 10☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:38
- 2☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:48
- 3♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:09
- 5☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:40
- 8♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 03:00
- 10♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:21
- 12☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:20: 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.