Planetary hours
in Al Ḩudaydah.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 19:42
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:56
- 5♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:40
- 2♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:45
- 4☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:05
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Ḩudaydah?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:04 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.