Planetary hours
in ‘Amrān.
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
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 9 of the night, until 02:55
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 06:59
- 2☽︎ Moon06:59 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:50
- 6☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:47
- 7♀︎ Venus11:47 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:43
- 9☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:35
- 12♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:35
- 2♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:40
- 4☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:47
- 7♂︎ Mars23:47 – 00:50
- 8☉︎ Sun00:50 – 01:52
- 9♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:57
- 11☽︎ Moon03:57 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in ‘Amrān?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:01 to 06:59: 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.