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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 16:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:09
- 3♂︎ Mars08:09 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 09:48
- 5♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:27
- 7☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 13:56
- 10♂︎ Mars13:56 – 14:46
- 11☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:35
- 12♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:35
- 2☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 19:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter19:56 – 21:07
- 5♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:17
- 6☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:28
- 7♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:49
- 9☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:20
- 12♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 16:25: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:20: 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.