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, 23 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:50
- 2♂︎ Mars06:50 – 08:00
- 3☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:10
- 4♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:30
- 6☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 15:00
- 9♂︎ Mars15:00 – 16:10
- 10☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:20
- 11♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:41
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:11
- 4♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:01
- 5☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:51
- 6♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:21 – 03:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 04:01
- 11♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:51
- 12☉︎ Sun04:51 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:40 to 06:50: 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.