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, 12 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:05
- 2☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:41
- 9☽︎ Moon14:41 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:56
- 12♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 19:56
- 2♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Bāb?
On Wednesday, 12 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:00 to 07:05: 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.