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, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:46 – 06:55
- 2☉︎ Sun06:55 – 08:04
- 3♀︎ Venus08:04 – 09:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:22
- 5☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:49
- 8♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:58
- 9☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:07
- 10♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:25
- 12☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:16
- 3♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:07
- 4☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:58
- 5♀︎ Venus22:58 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:05
- 11☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:56
- 12♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:46 to 06:55: 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.