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, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:45
- 2♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:52
- 3☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:59
- 4♀︎ Venus08:59 – 10:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:13
- 6☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:34
- 9♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:40
- 10☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:47
- 11♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:01 – 19:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 20:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:41
- 4♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:34
- 5☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:27
- 6♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 02:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:53
- 11♂︎ Mars03:53 – 04:46
- 12☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ḩasakah?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:38 to 06:45: 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.