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, 6 November 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 06:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 07:46
- 3♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:39
- 4☉︎ Sun08:39 – 09:33
- 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:19
- 7☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:06 – 13:59
- 10♂︎ Mars13:59 – 14:53
- 11☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:46
- 12♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:46
- 2☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:53 – 20:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 21:06
- 5♂︎ Mars21:06 – 22:13
- 6☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:20
- 7♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:53
- 12♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Saturday, 6 November 2027, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:59 to 06:53: 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.