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, 29 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:26
- 2☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:26
- 3♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:23
- 10♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:22
- 12☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:22
- 3♂︎ Mars20:22 – 21:23
- 4☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:23
- 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:24
- 7☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:26
- 10♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:26
- 11☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:27
- 12♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:27 to 07:26: 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.