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 Monday, 26 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:13
- 4♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:20
- 5☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:27
- 6♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:01
- 11♂︎ Mars17:01 – 18:08
- 12☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:01
- 3☽︎ Moon21:01 – 21:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 22:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:40
- 6♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:33
- 7☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:27
- 8♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:13
- 10☽︎ Moon03:13 – 04:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Monday, 26 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:53 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.