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 Friday, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:57
- 6♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:52
- 8♀︎ Venus12:52 – 13:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:46
- 10☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:40
- 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:43
- 3♀︎ Venus19:43 – 20:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:49
- 5☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:57
- 8♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:09
- 12☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mukalla?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:37: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:12 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.