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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:40
- 4♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:51
- 5☉︎ Sun09:51 – 11:02
- 6♀︎ Venus11:02 – 12:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:24
- 8☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:57
- 11♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:08
- 12☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 20:57
- 3☽︎ Moon20:57 – 21:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:35 – 23:24
- 6♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:13
- 7☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:02
- 8♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:40
- 10☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:18 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ḩasakah?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:08 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.