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 Monday, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:30 – 08:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:09
- 4♂︎ Mars09:09 – 09:59
- 5☉︎ Sun09:59 – 10:49
- 6♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:28
- 8☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:08 – 14:58
- 11♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:47
- 12☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:58
- 3☽︎ Moon18:58 – 20:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:28
- 6♂︎ Mars22:28 – 23:39
- 7☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:49
- 8♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:09
- 10☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:40 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.