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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:46
- 3♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:55
- 4☉︎ Sun08:55 – 10:04
- 5♀︎ Venus10:04 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:22
- 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:07
- 12♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:07
- 2☽︎ Moon20:07 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:31
- 6☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:22
- 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:05
- 9☽︎ Moon02:05 – 02:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:56 – 03:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:38
- 12♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ḩasakah?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:28 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.