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, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:07
- 2♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:11
- 3☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:15
- 4♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:24
- 6☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:33 – 14:37
- 9♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:42
- 10☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:46
- 11♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:55
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:55 – 19:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:42
- 4♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:38
- 5☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:33
- 6♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:25
- 8☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:12
- 11♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:07
- 12☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:02 to 07:07: 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.