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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:55
- 2♀︎ Venus06:55 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:11
- 2♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:04
- 3☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:55: 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.