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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:05
- 4☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:28 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:23
- 11☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:34
- 2♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:23
- 3☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:12
- 4♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:06
- 10☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:43: 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.