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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:09
- 4♂︎ Mars10:09 – 10:59
- 5☉︎ Sun10:59 – 11:49
- 6♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:29
- 8☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:59
- 11♂︎ Mars15:59 – 16:49
- 12☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:39
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:59
- 3☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:29
- 6♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:49
- 8♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:09
- 10☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.