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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:36
- 7♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:48
- 9♀︎ Venus14:48 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:00
- 11☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:00
- 3☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:07 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 10h 50m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:01 to 07:07: 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.