Planetary hours
in Dūmā.
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, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:35
- 2♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:19
- 11☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:31
- 2♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:19
- 3☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:10
- 9♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:35: 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.