Planetary hours
in Ḩamāh.
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, 31 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Wednesday, 31 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:41 to 08:30: 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.