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 Tuesday, 15 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:28
- 2☉︎ Sun06:28 – 07:29
- 3♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:31
- 5☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:34
- 8♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:35
- 9☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:36
- 10♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:38
- 12☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:37
- 3♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:35
- 5♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:33
- 7☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:30
- 10♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:29
- 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:28
- 12♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Tuesday, 15 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:27 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.