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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:29
- 2☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:19
- 3♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:51
- 12☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:01
- 3♂︎ Mars20:01 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:09
- 10♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:19
- 11☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:29
- 12♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:39 to 08:29: 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.