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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:39
- 2♂︎ Mars06:39 – 07:51
- 3☉︎ Sun07:51 – 09:03
- 4♀︎ Venus09:03 – 10:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 15:01
- 9♂︎ Mars15:01 – 16:13
- 10☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:25
- 11♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:36 – 19:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:13
- 4♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:01
- 5☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:50
- 6♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:26
- 8☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:03
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:03 – 03:52
- 11♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:40
- 12☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:28 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.