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 Thursday, 13 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 19:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:01
- 2♂︎ Mars07:01 – 08:08
- 3☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:16
- 4♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:31
- 6☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:53
- 9♂︎ Mars14:53 – 16:01
- 10☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:08
- 11♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:23
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:01
- 4♂︎ Mars22:01 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:46
- 6♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:39 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:09
- 11♂︎ Mars04:09 – 05:02
- 12☉︎ Sun05:02 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Thursday, 13 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 19:23: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:54 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.