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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:29
- 2♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:08
- 4☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:38
- 7♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:48
- 2♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:39 to 08:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.