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 Thursday, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:07
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:20
- 2♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:33
- 3☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:46
- 4♀︎ Venus08:46 – 09:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 11:12
- 6☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:51
- 9♂︎ Mars14:51 – 16:04
- 10☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:17
- 11♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:04
- 4♂︎ Mars22:04 – 22:51
- 5☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:38
- 6♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:12
- 8☽︎ Moon01:12 – 01:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 02:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:33
- 11♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:20
- 12☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Thursday, 18 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:07 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 9h 24m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:07 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.