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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:14
- 2♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:02
- 3☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:50
- 4♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:50
- 9♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:38
- 10☉︎ Sun14:38 – 15:26
- 11♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:38
- 4♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:50
- 5☉︎ Sun21:50 – 23:02
- 6♀︎ Venus23:02 – 00:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:26
- 8☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 05:02
- 11♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:14
- 12☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qāmishlī?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:26 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.