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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:19
- 3♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:53
- 11☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:43
- 12♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:43
- 2☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:30
- 12♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:41 to 08:30: 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.