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, 11 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:03 – 06:55
- 2☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:48
- 3♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:33
- 5☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:10
- 8♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:03
- 9☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:55
- 10♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:40
- 12☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:48
- 3♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:55
- 4☉︎ Sun19:55 – 21:03
- 5♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:18
- 7☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:33 – 02:41
- 10♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:49
- 11☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:56
- 12♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Tuesday, 11 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:03 to 06:55: 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.