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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:16
- 12♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:16
- 2♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 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 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.