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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:41 – 06:48
- 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:56
- 12♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:03 – 19:57
- 2♀︎ Venus19:57 – 20:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:43
- 4☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Deir ez-Zor?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:41 to 06:48: 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.