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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:19
- 3♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:12
- 5♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 12:04
- 7☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 14:53
- 10♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:49
- 11☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:45
- 12♀︎ Venus16:45 – 17:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:41 – 18:45
- 2☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:57
- 5♂︎ Mars21:57 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:24
- 12♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Deir ez-Zor?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 12h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:27 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.