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 Monday, 8 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 08:56
- 4♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:46
- 5☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:36
- 6♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:15
- 8☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 13:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:45
- 11♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:34
- 12☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:45
- 3☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:16
- 6♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:26
- 7☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:36
- 8♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:57
- 10☽︎ Moon02:57 – 04:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Monday, 8 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.