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, 5 November 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:58 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:39 – 09:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:19
- 7☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:13
- 8♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:00
- 10☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:47
- 2☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:53
- 3♀︎ Venus18:53 – 20:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:07
- 5☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:26
- 8♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:33
- 9☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:40
- 10♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Friday, 5 November 2027, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:58 to 06:52: 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.