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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 16:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 07:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:27
- 6☉︎ Sun10:27 – 11:19
- 7♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 13:02
- 9☽︎ Moon13:02 – 13:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:54 – 14:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:37
- 12♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:37
- 2♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 19:54
- 4☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:19
- 7♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:28
- 8☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 16:28: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:01: 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.