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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:33
- 3♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:45
- 4☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:57
- 5♀︎ Venus09:57 – 11:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:09 – 12:21
- 7☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:57
- 10♂︎ Mars15:57 – 17:09
- 11☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:21
- 12♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:33 – 20:21
- 2☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 21:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 22:45
- 5♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:33
- 6☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:21
- 7♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 01:57
- 9☽︎ Moon01:57 – 02:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:21
- 12♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qāmishlī?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:09 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.