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 Tuesday, 14 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:33 – 07:22
- 2☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:12
- 3♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:51
- 5☽︎ Moon09:51 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:20
- 8♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:10
- 9☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:59
- 10♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:39
- 12☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:49
- 3♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:59
- 4☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:10
- 5♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:31
- 7☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 03:02
- 10♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:23
- 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Tuesday, 14 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:33 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.