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 Wednesday, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:45
- 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:17
- 12♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:17
- 2♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:12
- 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:36 to 06:45: 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.