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 Wednesday, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:35 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.