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, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:13 – 09:07
- 4♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:01
- 5☉︎ Sun10:01 – 10:54
- 6♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:42
- 8☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:23
- 11♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:17
- 12☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:23
- 3☽︎ Moon19:23 – 20:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:42
- 6♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:48
- 7☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:54
- 8♀︎ Venus00:54 – 02:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 03:06
- 10☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:19 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:26 to 07:20: 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.