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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:19
- 2♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:30
- 9♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:16
- 11☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:15
- 3☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:22
- 4♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:26 to 08:19: 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.