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 Sunday, 15 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:43 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:43
- 4☽︎ Moon09:43 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:40
- 4♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:41
- 9♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:42
- 11♀︎ Venus04:42 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Sunday, 15 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 11h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 12h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:43 to 07:43: 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.