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 Tuesday, 28 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:53
- 2☉︎ Sun06:53 – 08:02
- 3♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:59
- 9☉︎ Sun14:59 – 16:09
- 10♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:28
- 12☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:18
- 3♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:09
- 4☉︎ Sun22:09 – 22:59
- 5♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:03
- 11☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:53
- 12♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:43 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.