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, 18 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:14
- 3♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:53
- 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:22 – 13:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:11 – 14:01
- 10♂︎ Mars14:01 – 14:50
- 11☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:40
- 12♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:40
- 2☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 21:12
- 5♂︎ Mars21:12 – 22:22
- 6☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:33
- 7♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:54
- 9☽︎ Moon01:54 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:25
- 12♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Saturday, 18 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:30: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:25: 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.