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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:42
- 2♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:35
- 3☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:28
- 4♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:21 – 11:14
- 6☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:00 – 13:53
- 9♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:45
- 10☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:38
- 11♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:46
- 4♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:53
- 5☉︎ Sun21:53 – 23:00
- 6♀︎ Venus23:00 – 00:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:15
- 8☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:36
- 11♂︎ Mars04:36 – 05:43
- 12☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:50 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.