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 Wednesday, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:14
- 12♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:07 – 19:13
- 2♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:47
- 7♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.