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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 17:01
- 11☽︎ Moon17:01 – 18:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:10
- 2♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:01
- 3☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:52
- 4♀︎ Venus21:52 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.