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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 08:04
- 3♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:23
- 5♀︎ Venus10:23 – 11:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:52 – 15:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:20
- 11☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:29
- 12♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:29
- 2☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:01
- 5♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:52
- 6☉︎ Sun23:52 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 01:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:24
- 9☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:56
- 12♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:45 to 06:55: 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.