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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:10
- 8♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:13 – 15:15
- 10☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:21
- 2☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:13
- 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:01
- 9☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:58
- 10♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in ‘Amrān?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:50 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.