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 Friday, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:57
- 3☽︎ Moon07:57 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:42
- 8♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:18
- 2☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:09
- 3♀︎ Venus21:09 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:47
- 12☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:39 to 06:48: 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.