Planetary hours
in Damascus.
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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:05
- 4☉︎ Sun09:05 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:57
- 10♂︎ Mars15:57 – 17:06
- 11☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:15
- 12♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:23 – 20:14
- 2☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 21:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:57 – 22:48
- 5♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:39
- 6☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:31
- 7♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 03:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:56 – 04:47
- 12♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:39 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.