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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:19
- 3☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:35
- 7☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:47
- 10☽︎ Moon15:47 – 16:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:51 – 17:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:59 – 19:55
- 2☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:51
- 3♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:31
- 8♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:23
- 10♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:15: 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.