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, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:53 – 07:01
- 2☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:08
- 3♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:24
- 5☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:54
- 9☉︎ Sun14:54 – 16:02
- 10♀︎ Venus16:02 – 17:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:17
- 12☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:09
- 3♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:02
- 4☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:54
- 5♀︎ Venus22:54 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:39
- 7☽︎ Moon00:39 – 01:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:17
- 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:09
- 11☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:01
- 12♀︎ Venus05:01 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:53 to 07:01: 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.