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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:56
- 2♀︎ Venus06:56 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:14
- 4☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:16
- 11☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:25
- 2♂︎ Mars20:25 – 21:16
- 3☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 06:56: 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.