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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:54
- 4☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:21
- 2♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:54
- 10☉︎ Sun03:54 – 05:05
- 11♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qāmishlī?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 9h 42m, 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?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.