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 Sunday, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:34
- 7♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:41
- 9♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:49
- 11☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 19:52
- 2♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:49
- 3☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:45
- 4♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:38
- 6☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:16 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:12 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.