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 Tuesday, 28 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:50 – 06:45
- 2☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:39
- 3♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:28
- 5☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:12
- 8♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:06
- 9☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:01
- 10♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:50
- 12☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:50
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:56
- 3♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:01
- 4☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:07
- 5♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:18
- 7☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:34
- 10♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:40
- 11☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:45
- 12♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Tuesday, 28 October 2025, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:50 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.