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 Sunday, 31 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:17
- 7♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:11
- 8☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:06
- 9♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:54
- 11☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:48
- 2♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:54
- 3☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:00
- 4♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:12
- 6☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:30
- 9♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:35
- 10☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Sunday, 31 October 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.