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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:03
- 2☽︎ Moon08:03 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 06:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Idlib?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:12 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.