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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 11:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 12:10
- 7♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:15
- 8☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:29
- 11☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:34
- 2♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:29
- 3☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:24
- 4♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:15
- 6☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:51
- 11♀︎ Venus03:51 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:42
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in ‘Amrān?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:42 to 06:47: 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.