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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:42
- 2☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:39 – 08:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:37 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:28
- 7♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:22
- 9☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:14
- 12♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:14
- 2♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:28
- 7♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:34
- 9♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 05:46
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mukalla?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:45 to 06:42: 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.