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 Monday, 27 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:52 – 08:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:02 – 09:11
- 4♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:21
- 5☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:31
- 6♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:50
- 8☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 16:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:19
- 11♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:28
- 12☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:28 – 21:19
- 3☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:50
- 6♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:41
- 7☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:31
- 8♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:12
- 10☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Monday, 27 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:43 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.