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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:53
- 9☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:13
- 12♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:13
- 2♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:00
- 4☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 23:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.