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, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:13
- 2♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:15 – 18:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:15
- 2♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:26
- 4♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:19 to 08:13: 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.