Planetary hours
in Ar Raqqah.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 16:32
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:32
- 12♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:32
- 2♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:35
- 11☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:42: 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.