Planetary hours
in Dhamār.
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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:08
- 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 09:58
- 5♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:55
- 6☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:51
- 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:34
- 12♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:34
- 2♀︎ Venus18:34 – 19:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 21:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:51
- 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:55
- 8☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:58
- 9♀︎ Venus01:58 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dhamār?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:11 to 07:08: 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.