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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:16
- 4☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:49 – 15:55
- 10♂︎ Mars15:55 – 17:01
- 11☉︎ Sun17:01 – 18:08
- 12♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:08
- 2☽︎ Moon20:08 – 21:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 21:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:42
- 6☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:23
- 9☽︎ Moon02:23 – 03:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Idlib?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:03: 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.