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, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:19
- 12♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:19
- 2♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:23 to 08:17: 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.