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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:33
- 2☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:31
- 3♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:27
- 5☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:22
- 8♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:19
- 10♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:15
- 12☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:13 – 19:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:17
- 3♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:19
- 4☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:24
- 7☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:28 – 03:30
- 10♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:34 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.