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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 20:59
- 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:52 to 06:59: 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.