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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:59
- 9☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:08
- 4☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:22
- 9♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 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 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.