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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:20
- 3♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:49
- 12♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:48
- 2☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:30
- 12♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:40 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.