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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:19
- 5♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:46
- 10♂︎ Mars15:46 – 16:51
- 11☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:57
- 12♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 19:57
- 2☽︎ Moon19:57 – 20:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:46 – 22:41
- 5♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:20
- 9☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:58 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.