Planetary hours
in Sanaa.
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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:58 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:54
- 3☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:48
- 6♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:46
- 7☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:44
- 8♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:40
- 10☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:36
- 2☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:38
- 3♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:48
- 8♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:52
- 10♀︎ Venus02:52 – 03:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sanaa?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:58 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.