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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:01
- 4☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:52
- 11☽︎ Moon16:52 – 18:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:00
- 2♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:52
- 3☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:45
- 4♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Deir ez-Zor?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:39 to 06:46: 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.