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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:14
- 2♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:18
- 3☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:22
- 4♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:29
- 6☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:37 – 14:41
- 9♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:45
- 10☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:49
- 11♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 18:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:57 – 19:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:50 – 21:46
- 4♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:42
- 5☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:38
- 6♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:30
- 8☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:14
- 12☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:10 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.