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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:49
- 2♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:58
- 3☉︎ Sun07:58 – 09:07
- 4♀︎ Venus09:07 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:53
- 9♂︎ Mars14:53 – 16:03
- 10☉︎ Sun16:03 – 17:12
- 11♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:03
- 4♂︎ Mars22:03 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:45
- 6♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:26
- 8☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 03:59
- 11♂︎ Mars03:59 – 04:50
- 12☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:40 to 06:49: 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.