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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:36
- 3☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:22
- 6♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:56
- 2☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:09
- 5☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:45 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.