Planetary hours
in Latakia.
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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:56
- 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:01
- 10☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:19
- 2☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:10
- 3♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:46
- 12☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Latakia?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:38 to 06:47: 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.