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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:18
- 3☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:27
- 8♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 15:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:47
- 2☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:28
- 12☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:38 to 08:28: 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.