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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:15
- 3☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:41
- 6♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:29
- 7☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:44
- 3♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:41
- 8♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:53
- 9☉︎ Sun02:53 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Idlib?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:38 to 08:26: 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.