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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:30
- 2☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:20
- 3♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:02
- 5☽︎ Moon11:02 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:34
- 8♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:25
- 9☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:15
- 10♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 16:57
- 12☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:06
- 3♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:15
- 4☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:24
- 5♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:43
- 7☽︎ Moon00:43 – 01:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:52 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:11
- 10♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:20
- 11☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:29
- 12♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:39 to 08:30: 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.