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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:24
- 2☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:14
- 3♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:12
- 9☉︎ Sun14:12 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:41
- 12☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 21:01
- 4☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:33
- 7☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 04:04
- 10♂︎ Mars04:04 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:25
- 12♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:24: 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.