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 Thursday, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:15
- 2♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:20
- 3☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:25
- 4♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:34
- 6☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:49
- 9♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:53
- 10☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:58
- 11♀︎ Venus15:58 – 17:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 19:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 20:54
- 4♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:49
- 5☉︎ Sun21:49 – 22:44
- 6♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:34
- 8☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:20
- 11♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:15
- 12☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Thursday, 18 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 05:11, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, 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: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.