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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:55
- 9♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:28 – 20:20
- 2♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:12
- 3☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:04
- 4♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:39 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:07
- 11♀︎ Venus04:07 – 04:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:59 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:51 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.