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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:31
- 2☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:31
- 8♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:21
- 9☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:11
- 10♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:51
- 12☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:01
- 3♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:11
- 4☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:21
- 5♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 02:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:11
- 10♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:32
- 12♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:42 to 07:31: 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.