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, 11 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:46
- 2☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:55
- 3♀︎ Venus07:55 – 09:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:39
- 8♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:48
- 9☉︎ Sun14:48 – 15:57
- 10♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:15
- 12☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:24
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:06
- 3♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:48
- 5♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:03
- 10♂︎ Mars03:03 – 03:54
- 11☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:45
- 12♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Tuesday, 11 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:37 to 06:46: 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.