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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:00
- 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:49
- 11☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:38
- 12♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:38
- 2☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 21:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:22
- 6☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 05:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:28
- 12♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 9h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:39 to 08:28: 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.