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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:27
- 5♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:53 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 20:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:43 to 07:39: 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.