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 Wednesday, 27 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:13
- 2☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:26
- 5♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:35
- 7♀︎ Venus11:35 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:44
- 9☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:01 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:44 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:35
- 7♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:26
- 9♀︎ Venus01:26 – 02:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:18
- 11☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Wednesday, 27 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:09 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.