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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:34 – 08:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:29
- 4♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:26
- 5☉︎ Sun10:26 – 11:23
- 6♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:18
- 8☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:10
- 11♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:07
- 12☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:10
- 3☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:18
- 6♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:21
- 7☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:24
- 8♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:29
- 10☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:37 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.