Planetary hours
in Al Ḩasakah.
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 Thursday, 28 August 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:50
- 2♂︎ Mars06:50 – 07:56
- 3☉︎ Sun07:56 – 09:01
- 4♀︎ Venus09:01 – 10:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:12
- 6☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:28
- 9♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:34
- 10☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:39
- 11♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:50 – 19:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:34
- 4♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:29
- 5☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:23
- 6♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:12
- 8☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 03:56
- 11♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:51
- 12☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ḩasakah?
On Thursday, 28 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:45 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.