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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 08:59
- 3☽︎ Moon08:59 – 09:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 12:59
- 8♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:35
- 10☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:12
- 2☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:24
- 3♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qāmishlī?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:22 to 08:11: 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.