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, 4 August 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:22
- 2☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:14
- 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:57
- 5☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:58
- 12☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Friday, 4 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:57: 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.