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 Tuesday, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:56 – 06:59
- 2☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:01
- 3♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:14
- 9☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:16
- 10♀︎ Venus15:16 – 16:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:20
- 12☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:18
- 3♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:16
- 4☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:14
- 5♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:12 – 00:10
- 7☽︎ Moon00:10 – 01:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:04
- 10♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:02
- 11☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:59
- 12♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qāmishlī?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:56 to 06:59: 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.