Planetary hours
in Deir ez-Zor.
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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:40
- 2☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:07
- 5♂︎ Mars10:07 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:43
- 9☽︎ Moon14:43 – 15:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:10
- 12♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:10
- 2♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:52
- 4☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:07
- 9♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Deir ez-Zor?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:40: 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.