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, 16 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:08 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:43
- 4☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:10
- 8☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:02
- 9♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:46
- 11☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:38
- 2♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:46
- 3☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:54
- 4♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:11
- 6☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 05:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Sunday, 16 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:08 to 06:59: 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.