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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:22
- 11☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:33
- 2♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:22
- 3☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:12
- 4♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:20
- 9♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:10
- 10☉︎ Sun03:10 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:38 to 06:48: 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.