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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:07
- 12♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:02
- 11☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 06:56: 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.