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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:59 – 07:52
- 2♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:50
- 11☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:43
- 2♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:50
- 3☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:46
- 11♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:59 to 07:52: 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.