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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:30
- 2♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:04
- 11☽︎ Moon16:04 – 16:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:55
- 2♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:04
- 3☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:14
- 4♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:33
- 6☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:11
- 10☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 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.