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 Sunday, 14 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:46
- 2♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:45
- 4☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:42
- 9♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:42
- 11☽︎ Moon16:42 – 17:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:41
- 2♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Sunday, 14 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:46 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.