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, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:15
- 2☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 10:00
- 5☽︎ Moon10:00 – 10:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:45
- 8♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:40
- 9☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:35
- 10♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:25
- 12☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:35
- 4☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:40
- 5♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:50
- 7☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:09
- 11☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:14
- 12♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:20 to 07:15: 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.