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, 6 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:29
- 2☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 20:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:50
- 8☉︎ Sun01:50 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Wednesday, 6 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 13h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:39 to 08:29: 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.