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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:57
- 5♂︎ Mars09:57 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:23
- 12♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:23
- 2♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 01:57
- 9♀︎ Venus01:57 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:08 to 06:20: 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.