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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:02
- 3☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:34
- 7☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:14
- 2☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:06
- 3♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 06:54: 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.