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 Friday, 7 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:57
- 3☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:22
- 6♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:56
- 10☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:13
- 2☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:04
- 3♀︎ Venus21:04 – 21:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:47
- 5☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:48
- 12☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Friday, 7 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:40 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.