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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:35
- 2♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:14
- 7♂︎ Mars12:14 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:32
- 11♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:39 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.