Planetary hours
in Mukalla.
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, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:33
- 2☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:32
- 5♂︎ Mars09:32 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:30
- 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:30 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:32
- 9♀︎ Venus01:32 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mukalla?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:33 to 06:33: 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.