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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:32
- 2☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:49
- 6☉︎ Sun11:49 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:17
- 9☽︎ Moon14:17 – 15:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 to 08:32: 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.