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, 17 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:16
- 2♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:05
- 3☉︎ Sun09:05 – 09:54
- 4♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:31
- 6☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 13:57
- 9♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:45
- 10☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:34
- 11♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:11
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:46
- 4♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:57
- 5☉︎ Sun21:57 – 23:08
- 6♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:20
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:43 – 03:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:54 – 05:05
- 11♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:17
- 12☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ar Raqqah?
On Thursday, 17 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:28 to 08:16: 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.