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 Saturday, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:02
- 5♀︎ Venus11:02 – 11:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:10
- 12♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:10
- 2☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:40
- 6☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:47
- 7♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:54 – 03:02
- 9☽︎ Moon03:02 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:24
- 12♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:32 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.