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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:03
- 3☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:21
- 2☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:13
- 3♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:56
- 5☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:55
- 12☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.