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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:20
- 3☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:52
- 6♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 17:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:58
- 2☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:25
- 5☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:11
- 10♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:29
- 12☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:38 to 08:29: 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.