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, 27 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 17:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:52
- 2☉︎ Sun18:52 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:28
- 9☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:34
- 10♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:44
- 12☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dūmā?
On Friday, 27 October 2028, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:43: 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.