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 Tuesday, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:02 – 07:59
- 2☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:57
- 3♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:54 – 10:51
- 5☽︎ Moon10:51 – 11:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:49 – 12:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:41
- 9☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:39
- 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:34
- 12☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:36
- 3♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:38
- 4☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:41
- 5♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:46
- 7☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:53
- 10♂︎ Mars03:53 – 04:55
- 11☉︎ Sun04:55 – 05:58
- 12♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:02 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.