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 Saturday, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:38
- 3♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:51
- 4☉︎ Sun08:51 – 10:05
- 5♀︎ Venus10:05 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 16:11
- 10♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:37
- 12♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:37
- 2☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 22:58
- 5♂︎ Mars22:58 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:31
- 7♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:25
- 12♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Saturday, 20 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:12 to 06:25: 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.