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 Thursday, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:40
- 2♂︎ Mars06:40 – 07:51
- 3☉︎ Sun07:51 – 09:02
- 4♀︎ Venus09:02 – 10:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:13 – 11:25
- 6☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:58
- 9♂︎ Mars14:58 – 16:09
- 10☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:20
- 11♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:09
- 4♂︎ Mars22:09 – 22:58
- 5☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:47
- 6♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:25
- 8☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:14 – 03:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:52
- 11♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:41
- 12☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:29 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.