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, 13 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:39
- 8♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:44
- 9☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:49
- 10♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:54 – 17:58
- 12☽︎ Moon17:58 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 19:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:53
- 3♂︎ Mars20:53 – 21:49
- 4☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:44
- 5♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:20
- 10♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:15
- 11☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:10
- 12♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Tuesday, 13 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:07 to 07:11: 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.