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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:29
- 2♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:08
- 11☽︎ Moon16:08 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:17
- 4♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:11
- 10☉︎ Sun04:11 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.