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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 16:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:00
- 2☉︎ Sun07:00 – 07:52
- 3♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:35
- 5☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:10
- 8♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:02
- 9☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:54
- 10♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:37
- 12☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:46
- 3♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:54
- 4☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:02
- 5♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:19
- 7☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:44
- 10♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:53
- 11☉︎ Sun03:53 – 05:01
- 12♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 16:29: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:08 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 Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.