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 Friday, 23 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:27
- 6♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:00
- 12☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Friday, 23 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:55 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.