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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:20
- 3☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 11:49
- 6♂︎ Mars11:49 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:49
- 2☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:59
- 3♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 04:09
- 10♀︎ Venus04:09 – 05:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:30
- 12☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:40 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.