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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:12
- 2☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:01
- 3♀︎ Venus09:01 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:46
- 10♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:25
- 12☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:14
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:36
- 3♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:47
- 4☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:57
- 5♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:51
- 10♂︎ Mars03:51 – 05:02
- 11☉︎ Sun05:02 – 06:12
- 12♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:22 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.