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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:15
- 2☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:29
- 5♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:48
- 9☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:03
- 12♂︎ Mars17:03 – 18:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:03
- 2♀︎ Venus19:03 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:53
- 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:34
- 8☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:30
- 9♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:25 – 03:20
- 11☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:10 to 06:15: 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.