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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:44
- 2☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:51
- 3♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:35
- 9☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:42
- 10♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:49 – 17:57
- 12☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 19:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:49
- 3♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:42
- 4☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:35
- 5♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:20
- 7☽︎ Moon00:20 – 01:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:59
- 10♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:52
- 11☉︎ Sun03:52 – 04:44
- 12♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ḩasakah?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:36 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.