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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:28
- 9☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:13 – 17:05
- 12♂︎ Mars17:05 – 17:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:05
- 2♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:13 – 21:20
- 4☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:22: 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.