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, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:48
- 2☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:54
- 3♀︎ Venus07:54 – 09:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:30
- 9☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:36
- 10♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:49
- 12☽︎ Moon17:49 – 18:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 19:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 20:43
- 3♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:55
- 11☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:49
- 12♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ḩasakah?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:42 to 06:48: 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.