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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:54
- 12♂︎ Mars17:54 – 18:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:58 – 19:54
- 2♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 11m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:13: 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.