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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:47 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:59
- 11☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 19:59
- 3☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:04
- 4♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:47 to 07:42: 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.