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 Friday, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:36
- 3☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:09
- 6♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:20
- 7☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 17:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:16
- 2☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:05
- 3♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:09
- 8♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:58
- 9☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:46
- 10♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:24
- 12☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:13 to 06:24: 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.