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, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:48
- 2☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:58
- 3♀︎ Venus07:58 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 15:01
- 9☉︎ Sun15:01 – 16:12
- 10♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:33
- 12☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:43
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:22
- 3♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:12
- 4☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:01
- 5♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:59
- 11☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:48
- 12♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:37 to 06:48: 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.