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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:13
- 8☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:08
- 9♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:58
- 11☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:53
- 2♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:58
- 3☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:03
- 4♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:13
- 6☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:28
- 9♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 06:42: 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.