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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:57
- 2☉︎ Sun06:57 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:55
- 10♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:09
- 12☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:02
- 3♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:55
- 4☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:48
- 5♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:33
- 7☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:57
- 12♀︎ Venus04:57 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.