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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:16
- 7☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:04
- 2☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:24
- 10♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:29
- 12☽︎ Moon05:29 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:29: 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.