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 Saturday, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:46
- 4☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:37
- 5♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:19
- 7☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:11 – 13:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:53
- 10♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:44
- 11☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:36
- 12♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:36
- 2☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:45 – 19:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 21:02
- 5♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:11
- 6☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:20
- 7♀︎ Venus23:20 – 00:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:38
- 9☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.