Planetary hours
in Homs.
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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:17
- 2☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:35
- 6☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:32
- 12♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:32
- 2♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:53
- 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:18 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Homs?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.