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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:46
- 7☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:22
- 10♂︎ Mars15:22 – 16:14
- 11☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:06
- 12♀︎ Venus17:06 – 17:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 19:06
- 2☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 03:01
- 9☽︎ Moon03:01 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 13h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:33 to 08:25: 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.