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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:39
- 2☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:50
- 3♀︎ Venus07:50 – 09:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:58
- 9☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:10
- 10♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:33
- 12☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:44
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:21
- 3♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:10
- 4☉︎ Sun22:10 – 22:59
- 5♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:02
- 10♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:51
- 11☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:39
- 12♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:27 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.