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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 08:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:20
- 12♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:16 to 08:05: 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.