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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:18
- 3☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:55 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:37
- 2☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:48
- 3♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:11
- 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:56
- 9☉︎ Sun02:56 – 04:07
- 10♀︎ Venus04:07 – 05:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:29
- 12☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Latakia?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:40 to 08:29: 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.