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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:38
- 12♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:38
- 2♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 08:00: 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.