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 Monday, 10 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:55 – 09:04
- 4♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:13
- 5☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:22
- 6♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:39
- 8☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:06
- 11♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:15
- 12☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:06
- 3☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:39
- 6♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:21
- 8♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:03
- 10☽︎ Moon03:03 – 03:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:55 – 04:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Monday, 10 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:38 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.