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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 16:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:05
- 3♂︎ Mars08:05 – 08:54
- 4☉︎ Sun08:54 – 09:44
- 5♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:24
- 7☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 13:54
- 10♂︎ Mars13:54 – 14:44
- 11☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:34
- 12♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:34
- 2☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 21:04
- 5♂︎ Mars21:04 – 22:15
- 6☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:25
- 7♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:45
- 9☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:15
- 12♂︎ Mars05:15 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:24: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:15: 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.