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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:41
- 2☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:11
- 5♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:21
- 6☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:51
- 9☽︎ Moon14:51 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:21
- 12♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:30 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:21
- 8☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:32 to 06:41: 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.