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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:51 – 09:01
- 4♂︎ Mars09:01 – 10:10
- 5☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:20
- 6♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:39
- 8☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:08
- 11♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:17
- 12☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:08
- 3☽︎ Moon21:08 – 21:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:39
- 6♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:01
- 10☽︎ Moon03:01 – 03:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:43
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:32 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.