Planetary hours
in Al Qadarif.
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 Saturday, 29 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:33
- 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:26
- 7☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:20 – 14:17
- 10♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:14
- 11☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:11
- 12♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:07
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:11
- 2☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:20
- 5♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:23
- 6☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:27
- 7♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:36 – 03:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:42
- 12♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Saturday, 29 November 2025, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.