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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:00
- 2♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:19
- 2♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:47
- 6☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:24
- 9♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:08
- 11♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 26m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.