Planetary hours
in Aarsâl.
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, 26 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:12
- 8☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:07
- 9♀︎ Venus13:07 – 14:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 14:57
- 11☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:52
- 2♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:57
- 3☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:02
- 4♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:13
- 6☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:28
- 9♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:39
- 11♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Sunday, 26 October 2025, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:43: 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.