Planetary hours
in Ţarţūs.
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 Thursday, 30 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:54
- 2♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:02
- 3☉︎ Sun08:02 – 09:10
- 4♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:26
- 6☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:49
- 9♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:57
- 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:05
- 11♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:57
- 4♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:49
- 5☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:41
- 6♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:25
- 8☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:01
- 11♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:53
- 12☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Thursday, 30 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:47 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.