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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 07:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:50 – 08:44
- 3♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:37
- 4☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:31
- 5♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:01
- 10♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:49
- 12♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:49
- 2☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:08
- 5♂︎ Mars22:08 – 23:14
- 6☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:20
- 7♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:26 – 02:32
- 9☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:50
- 12♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.