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, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:49 – 06:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 08:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:01 – 09:07
- 4♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:13
- 5☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:19
- 6♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:32
- 8☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:50
- 11♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:56
- 12☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:02 – 19:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:50
- 3☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:32
- 6♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:08
- 10☽︎ Moon03:08 – 04:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:49 to 06:55: 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.