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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:40
- 3♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:34
- 4☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:28
- 5♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:16
- 7☽︎ Moon12:16 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:51
- 11☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:45
- 12♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:45
- 2☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:10
- 6☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:16
- 7♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:29
- 9☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:41 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:52 to 07:46: 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.