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 Sunday, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Damascus).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:33
- 2♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:58
- 11☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:47
- 2♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:58
- 3☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:30
- 6☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:23
- 11♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ţarţūs?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:44 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.