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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:29
- 3♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:27
- 4☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:25
- 5♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:22
- 7☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:18 – 14:16
- 10♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:14
- 11☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:12
- 12♀︎ Venus16:12 – 17:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:12
- 2☽︎ Moon18:12 – 19:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:18
- 5♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:20
- 6☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:22
- 7♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:25
- 9☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:27 – 03:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:31
- 12♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 12h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:32 to 06:31: 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.