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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:05
- 4☉︎ Sun09:05 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:42 – 14:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 16:00
- 10♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:09
- 11☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:18
- 12♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:18
- 2☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:00 – 22:51
- 5♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:41
- 6☉︎ Sun23:41 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:23 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:38 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.