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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:10
- 4☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:59
- 11☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:59
- 3☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.