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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:17
- 7☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:55 – 16:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 17:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:50
- 2☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:55
- 3♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:29
- 9☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:46
- 12☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:51 to 07:45: 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.