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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:35 – 19:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:35
- 2☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 22:59
- 5☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:24
- 8♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:00
- 10♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:25 to 06:36: 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.