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, 14 November 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 16:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:05 – 06:57
- 2♀︎ Venus06:57 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:10
- 8☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:02
- 9♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:47
- 11☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:39
- 2♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:47
- 3☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:55
- 4♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:11
- 6☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:34
- 9♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:42
- 10☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aarsâl?
On Sunday, 14 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 16:31: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:05 to 06:57: 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.