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 Friday, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:56
- 10☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:11
- 2☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:03
- 3♀︎ Venus21:03 – 21:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:18: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.