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, 3 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Aden).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:53 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:36
- 6♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:33
- 7☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:29
- 8♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:22
- 10☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 16:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:16
- 2☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:19
- 3♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:26
- 5☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:36
- 8♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:40
- 9☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:43
- 10♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:50
- 12☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mukalla?
On Friday, 3 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:53 to 06:50: 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.