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 Wednesday, 16 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:21
- 12♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:22
- 2♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qāmishlī?
On Wednesday, 16 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:07 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.