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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:30
- 3♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:37
- 5♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:44
- 7☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:57
- 11☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:00
- 12♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:00
- 2☽︎ Moon19:00 – 19:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:57 – 20:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:50
- 5♂︎ Mars21:50 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:44
- 7♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:37
- 9☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:30 – 04:27
- 12♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:24 to 06:27: 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.