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, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:08
- 2☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:41
- 8♂︎ Mars13:41 – 14:47
- 9☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:52
- 10♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:03
- 12☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 20:58
- 3♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:52
- 4☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:47
- 5♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:20
- 10♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:09
- 12♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:03 to 07:08: 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.