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, 9 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:15
- 4♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:23
- 5☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:31
- 6♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:12
- 11♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:20
- 12☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:12
- 3☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:56
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 23:48
- 6♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:40
- 7☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:31
- 8♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:15
- 10☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Monday, 9 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:50 to 06:59: 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.