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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:59
- 3☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:44
- 8♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:02
- 10☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:11
- 3♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:17
- 9☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:50
- 12☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.