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 Saturday, 13 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:12
- 3♂︎ Mars08:12 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 11:50
- 7☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:29
- 11☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:23
- 12♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:23
- 2☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:39
- 5♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:44
- 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 02:00
- 9☽︎ Moon02:00 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 04:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:16
- 12♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Saturday, 13 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:23 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.