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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:23
- 2☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:21
- 8♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:10
- 9☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:00
- 10♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:39
- 12☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:49
- 3♂︎ Mars18:49 – 20:00
- 4☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:10
- 5♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:31
- 7☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 03:03
- 10♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:13
- 11☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:24
- 12♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:33 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.