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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:41 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:43
- 2♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:05
- 4♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.