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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:09
- 8☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:20
- 2♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:01
- 9♂︎ Mars02:01 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:50
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in ‘Amrān?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 06:53: 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.