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, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:17 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:31
- 8♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:37 – 17:39
- 12☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:37
- 3♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:35
- 4☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:22
- 11☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:20
- 12♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:17 to 07:19: 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.