Planetary hours
in Taiz.
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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:54
- 2☽︎ Moon06:54 – 07:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:50
- 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:49
- 6☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:48
- 7♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:46
- 9☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:42
- 12♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:42
- 2♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:48
- 7♂︎ Mars23:48 – 00:49
- 8☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:50
- 9♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:53
- 11☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:55
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Taiz?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:55 to 06:54: 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.