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 Friday, 12 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:09
- 3☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:56 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:44
- 7☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:31 – 15:25
- 10☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:13
- 2☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:19
- 3♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:31
- 5☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:14
- 12☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Friday, 12 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:21 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.