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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:00
- 5♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 15:58
- 11☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:48
- 12♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:48
- 2☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:50 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:31
- 12♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.