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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:54 – 07:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:13
- 4♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:19
- 5☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:25
- 6♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:38
- 8☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:56
- 11♂︎ Mars16:56 – 18:03
- 12☉︎ Sun18:03 – 19:09
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:09 – 20:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:03 – 20:56
- 3☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 22:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:38
- 6♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:32
- 7☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:26
- 8♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:14
- 10☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:01 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:54 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.