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, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:19
- 2☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:12
- 3♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:00
- 5☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:40
- 8♂︎ Mars13:40 – 14:34
- 9☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:28
- 10♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:15
- 12☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:27
- 4☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:34
- 5♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:05
- 10♂︎ Mars04:05 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:25 to 08:19: 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.