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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:31
- 2♀︎ Venus07:31 – 08:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:40
- 7♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:30
- 8☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:20
- 9♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:00
- 11☽︎ Moon15:00 – 15:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:50
- 2♂︎ Mars17:50 – 19:00
- 3☉︎ Sun19:00 – 20:10
- 4♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:30
- 6☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:21
- 11♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:41 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.