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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:54 – 07:48
- 2☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:30
- 5☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:11
- 8♂︎ Mars13:11 – 14:05
- 9☉︎ Sun14:05 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:46
- 12☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:53
- 3♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:05
- 5♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:18
- 7☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:43
- 11☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:49
- 12♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:54 to 07:48: 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.