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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:25
- 6♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:13
- 8♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:50
- 2☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:56
- 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:26
- 8♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:50
- 12☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:55 to 07:49: 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.