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, 23 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:35
- 2♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:57
- 4☽︎ Moon08:57 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:29
- 7♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:51
- 9♀︎ Venus14:51 – 16:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:13
- 11☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:24
- 2♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:02
- 4♀︎ Venus22:02 – 22:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:34
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ḩamāh?
On Sunday, 23 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:35: 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.