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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:03
- 4☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:36
- 7♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:19
- 11☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:19
- 3☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:08
- 4♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:31 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.