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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:43 – 17:46
- 12♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:49 – 19:46
- 2♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:17: 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.