Planetary hours
in Ibb.
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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:52
- 2☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:23
- 12♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:49
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ibb?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 06:52: 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.