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 Thursday, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:31
- 2♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:43
- 3☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:56
- 4♀︎ Venus08:56 – 10:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:59
- 9♂︎ Mars14:59 – 16:11
- 10☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:24
- 11♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:49 – 20:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:24 – 22:12
- 4♂︎ Mars22:12 – 22:59
- 5☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:46
- 6♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 02:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:56 – 03:43
- 11♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:31
- 12☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Thursday, 18 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:18 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.