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 Tuesday, 2 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:44
- 2☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:40
- 3♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:34
- 5☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:24
- 8♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:21
- 9☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:18
- 10♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:08
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:15
- 3♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:18
- 4☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:21
- 5♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:28
- 7☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:37
- 10♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:41
- 11☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:44
- 12♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:47 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.