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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:52
- 2☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:10 – 14:13
- 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:22
- 12♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:22
- 2♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:16
- 4☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:01
- 9♀︎ Venus02:01 – 02:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:58 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in ‘Amrān?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 06:52: 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.