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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:42
- 2☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 09:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:24 – 18:36
- 12♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:36
- 2♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:13
- 4☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:31 to 06:42: 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.