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, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:17
- 3☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:07
- 4♀︎ Venus09:07 – 09:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:46
- 6☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:14
- 9♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:04
- 10☉︎ Sun14:04 – 14:54
- 11♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:04
- 4♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:15
- 5☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:25
- 6♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:46
- 8☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 03:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:28
- 12☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:38 to 07:28: 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.