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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:41
- 2♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:33
- 4☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:01
- 2♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:06
- 3☉︎ Sun20:06 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:30
- 9♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Latakia?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:45 to 07:41: 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.