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 Sunday, 30 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:59
- 4☽︎ Moon08:59 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:54
- 9♀︎ Venus14:54 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:16
- 11☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:27
- 2♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:15
- 3☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Sunday, 30 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:26 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.