Planetary hours
in Al Qāmishlī.
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 Friday, 23 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:24
- 3☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:23
- 8♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:47
- 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:11
- 2☉︎ Sun20:11 – 20:59
- 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:35
- 5☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:23 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:48
- 9☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:36
- 10♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:12
- 12☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qāmishlī?
On Friday, 23 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:01 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.