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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:37
- 12♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:37
- 2♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:01 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.