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 Wednesday, 1 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:22 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:44
- 5♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:25
- 7♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:15 – 13:05
- 9☽︎ Moon13:05 – 13:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:56 – 14:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:37
- 12♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:37
- 2♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:56
- 4☽︎ Moon19:56 – 21:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 22:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:25
- 7♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:44
- 9♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Wednesday, 1 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:22 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.