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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:18
- 2☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:25
- 12♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:31
- 11☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ḩasakah?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:06 to 06:18: 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.