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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:23 – 18:34
- 2♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:56
- 4☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Latakia?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:34 to 08:23: 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.