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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:32
- 7☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:22
- 8♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:01
- 10☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:40
- 2☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:51
- 3♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:12
- 5☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:43
- 8♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:54
- 9☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:35 to 07:25: 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.