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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 09:09
- 4♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:20
- 5☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:30
- 6♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:51
- 8☽︎ Moon13:51 – 15:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:22
- 11♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:32
- 12☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:22
- 3☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:01 – 23:51
- 6♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:41
- 7☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:31
- 8♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:10
- 10☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:38 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.