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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 08:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:34
- 6♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:24
- 7☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:14
- 8♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 13:54
- 10☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:34
- 2☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:44
- 3♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 21:04
- 5☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:34
- 8♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:44
- 9☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:54
- 10♀︎ Venus02:54 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:15
- 12☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:24 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.