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 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:54
- 2♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:03
- 3☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:13
- 4♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:32
- 6☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 15:02
- 9♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:11
- 10☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:21
- 11♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:21 – 22:11
- 4♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:02
- 5☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:52
- 6♀︎ Venus23:52 – 00:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:33
- 8☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:04
- 11♂︎ Mars04:04 – 04:54
- 12☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Thursday, 30 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:44 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.