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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 08:04
- 3♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:12
- 4☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 16:03
- 10♂︎ Mars16:03 – 17:12
- 11☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:20
- 12♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:21
- 2☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:21
- 9☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 04:56
- 12♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.