Planetary hours
in Idlib.
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 Friday, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:52
- 3☽︎ Moon07:52 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:16
- 2☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:48
- 5☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:10
- 9☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Idlib?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:34 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.