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, 14 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:34 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:36
- 8♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:57
- 10☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:18
- 2☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:46
- 5☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:15
- 8♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:34
- 12☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Friday, 14 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:24 to 06:34: 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.