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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:57 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:02
- 10☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:13 – 18:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:24
- 2☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:13
- 3♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:52
- 5☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:19
- 8♂︎ Mars01:19 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:36
- 12☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:25 to 06:35: 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.