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 Wednesday, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:54
- 9☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:17
- 12♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:17
- 2♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:02
- 4☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:01 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.