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, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 06:58
- 2♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:06
- 3☉︎ Sun08:06 – 09:15
- 4♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:31
- 6☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:56
- 9♂︎ Mars14:56 – 16:05
- 10☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:13
- 11♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:05
- 4♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:56
- 5☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:48
- 6♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:32
- 8☽︎ Moon01:32 – 02:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:07
- 11♂︎ Mars04:07 – 04:59
- 12☉︎ Sun04:59 – 05:50
Other cities · Syria
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:50 to 06:58: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.