Planetary hours
in Al Bāb.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 5 of the night, until 23:06
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:37
- 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:28
- 9♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 07:48: 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.