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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:03 – 18:10
- 12♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:10
- 2♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:57
- 4☽︎ Moon21:57 – 22:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:04: 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.