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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:56
- 4☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.