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, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:45
- 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:13
- 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:55
- 4☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:37 to 06:45: 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.