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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:22
- 12♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:22
- 2♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.