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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:26
- 4☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:25
- 7♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:23
- 9♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:22
- 11☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:22
- 2♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:22
- 3☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:23
- 4♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:24
- 6☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:27
- 10☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:27
- 11♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:28 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.