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 Tuesday, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:22
- 2☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:11
- 3♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:50
- 5☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:18
- 8♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:08
- 9☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:57
- 10♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:36
- 12☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:47
- 3♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:57
- 4☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:08
- 5♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:29
- 7☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 03:01
- 10♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:22
- 12♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 16:26: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:32 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.