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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 09:01
- 4♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:13
- 5☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:24
- 6♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:22
- 11♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:33
- 12☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:22
- 3☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 22:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 23:47
- 6♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:36
- 7☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:25
- 8♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:02
- 10☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 9h 43m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:27 to 06:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.