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 Wednesday, 5 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:31
- 5♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:24
- 6☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:17
- 7♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:04
- 9☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 14:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:44
- 12♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:44
- 2♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 19:57
- 4☽︎ Moon19:57 – 21:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:18
- 7♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:24
- 8☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:31
- 9♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:45
- 11☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Wednesday, 5 November 2025, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 06:51: 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.