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, 12 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:21 – 07:17
- 2♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 11:57
- 7♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:42
- 11☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:38
- 2♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:42
- 3☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:17
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in ‘Amrān?
On Sunday, 12 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:21 to 07:17: 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.