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, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:15
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:12
- 2☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:48
- 7♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:39
- 9☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:25
- 12♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 04:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:15, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:16 to 08:12: 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.