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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 08:53
- 3☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:47
- 10☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:28
- 2☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:37
- 3♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:47 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 23:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:25
- 8♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:02: 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.