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 Sunday, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:12 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:12
- 2♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:04
- 3☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:46 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.