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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:45
- 2♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:24
- 11☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:35
- 2♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:24
- 3☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:13
- 4♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:18
- 9♂︎ Mars02:18 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.