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, 10 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:02 – 07:58
- 3♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:55
- 4☉︎ Sun08:55 – 09:52
- 5♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:46
- 7☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:33
- 11☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:29
- 12♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:29
- 2☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:39
- 5♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:42
- 6☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:46
- 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:52
- 9☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 05:02
- 12♂︎ Mars05:02 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Saturday, 10 January 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:05 to 07:02: 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.