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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:32
- 2♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:55
- 4☽︎ Moon08:55 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:41
- 8☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:52
- 9♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:15
- 11☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:27
- 2♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:15
- 3☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:41
- 6☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.