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 Sunday, 25 July 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 08:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 09:11
- 4☽︎ Moon09:11 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:00
- 9♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:10 – 17:20
- 11☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:20
- 3☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:10
- 4♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:02
- 11♀︎ Venus04:02 – 04:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Damascus?
On Sunday, 25 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:42 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.