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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:04
- 2♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:10
- 11☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:10
- 3☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:03
- 4♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Latakia?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:56 to 07:04: 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.