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, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:40
- 3☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:29
- 7☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:06
- 10☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:30
- 2☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:18
- 3♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:53
- 5☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:52
- 10♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:28
- 12☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:15 to 06:27: 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.