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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:08
- 6☉︎ Sun11:08 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:50
- 4☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Deir ez-Zor?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:30 to 07:26: 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.