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 Friday, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:30
- 2☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:21
- 3♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:31
- 8♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:52
- 12☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.