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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 16:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:33 – 07:22
- 2☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:50
- 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:29
- 7♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:08
- 9☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:37
- 12♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:37
- 2♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:58
- 4☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:40
- 8☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 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?
Mercury, from 06:33 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.