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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:05
- 3♂︎ Mars09:05 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:42
- 5♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 13:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:44
- 10♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:32
- 11☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:21
- 12♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:21
- 2☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:55
- 5♂︎ Mars21:55 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:19
- 7♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 05:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:17
- 12♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qāmishlī?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:28 to 08:17: 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.