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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:30
- 2♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:56
- 11☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:53
- 2♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:56
- 3☉︎ Sun19:56 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:15 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:26
- 11♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in ‘Amrān?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:33 to 07:30: 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.