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, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 06:58
- 2♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:05
- 3☉︎ Sun08:05 – 09:12
- 4♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:46
- 9♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:53
- 10☉︎ Sun15:53 – 17:00
- 11♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:53
- 4♂︎ Mars21:53 – 22:47
- 5☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:40
- 6♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:26
- 8☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:06
- 11♂︎ Mars04:06 – 04:59
- 12☉︎ Sun04:59 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:51 to 06:58: 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.