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, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:35
- 2♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:32
- 3☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:28
- 4♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:11
- 9♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:08
- 10☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:04
- 11♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 17:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:05 – 21:08
- 4♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:12
- 5☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:15
- 6♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:22
- 8☽︎ Moon01:22 – 02:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:32
- 11♂︎ Mars04:32 – 05:36
- 12☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:38 to 07:35: 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.