Planetary hours
in Zabīd.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 9 of the night, until 02:56
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:00
- 2☽︎ Moon07:00 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 10:52
- 6☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:50
- 7♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:46
- 9☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:41 – 16:39
- 12♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:37 – 18:39
- 2♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:50
- 7♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Zabīd?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:02 to 07:00: 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.