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, 22 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:14 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:06
- 3♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:42
- 9☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:38
- 10♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:30
- 12☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:34
- 3♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:37
- 4☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:41
- 5♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:49
- 7☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 05:09
- 12♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zahlé?
On Tuesday, 22 February 2028, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:14 to 07:10: 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.