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, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:11
- 4♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:53
- 6♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:35
- 8☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:09
- 11♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:00
- 12☉︎ Sun17:00 – 17:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:09
- 3☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:35
- 6♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:44
- 7☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:11
- 10☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:37 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.