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, 14 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:35
- 7♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:59
- 12♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 19:59
- 2♀︎ Venus19:59 – 20:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 14 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 12h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:10: 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.