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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:57
- 3☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:33
- 2☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 03:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:47
- 12☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 9h 53m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:36 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.