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, 17 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:59
- 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:20
- 5♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 15:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:14
- 10♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:25
- 11☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:36
- 12♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:36
- 2☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:14 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:53
- 6☉︎ Sun23:53 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:21
- 9☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 03:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 04:48
- 12♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Saturday, 17 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:37 to 06:48: 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.