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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:39
- 9♀︎ Venus14:39 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:46
- 11☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 19:50
- 2♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:46
- 3☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:19
- 11♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:15: 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.