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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:04
- 2☽︎ Moon08:04 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:46 – 16:38
- 12♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:29 – 18:38
- 2♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:13 to 08:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.