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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:55 – 06:51
- 2♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:34
- 7♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:30
- 8☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:27
- 9♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:20
- 11☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:20
- 3☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:24
- 4♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:45
- 10☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:55
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mukalla?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:55 to 06:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.