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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:06
- 4☉︎ Sun09:06 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 16:05
- 10♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:15
- 11☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:25
- 2☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 22:56
- 5♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:47
- 12♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:36 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.