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, 30 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 06:54
- 2♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:03
- 3☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:12
- 4♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:31
- 6☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:59
- 9♂︎ Mars14:59 – 16:08
- 10☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:17
- 11♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:08
- 4♂︎ Mars22:08 – 22:59
- 5☉︎ Sun22:59 – 23:50
- 6♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:41 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:04
- 11♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:55
- 12☉︎ Sun04:55 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:45 to 06:54: 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.