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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:02
- 2♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:09
- 3☉︎ Sun08:09 – 09:16
- 4♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:29
- 6☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:50
- 9♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:57
- 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:03
- 11♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:17
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:17 – 20:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:57
- 4♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:50
- 5☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:43
- 6♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:30
- 8☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:10
- 11♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:03
- 12☉︎ Sun05:03 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Idlib?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:55 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.