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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 18:42
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:50
- 2☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:56
- 4☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:44
- 11☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:50 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.