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 Wednesday, 28 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:15
- 12♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:15
- 2♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:00
- 9♀︎ Venus02:00 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:38
- 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qāmishlī?
On Wednesday, 28 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:16 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.