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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:31
- 2☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:20
- 3♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 10:59
- 5☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:17
- 9☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:06
- 10♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:45
- 12☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:55
- 3♂︎ Mars19:55 – 21:06
- 4☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:17
- 5♀︎ Venus22:17 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:38
- 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:20
- 11☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:31
- 12♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:41 to 08:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.