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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:03 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:48
- 3☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:10
- 8♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:40
- 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:48
- 3♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 22:03
- 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:34
- 9☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:41
- 10♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:03 to 07:56: 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.