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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:32
- 8☉︎ Sun13:32 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:51
- 11☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:57 – 19:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 19:57
- 2♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:51
- 3☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:45
- 4♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:54: 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.