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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:31
- 2☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:29
- 3♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:25
- 5☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:19
- 8♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:17
- 9☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:15
- 10♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:12
- 12☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:14
- 3♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:16
- 4☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:18
- 5♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:22
- 7☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:28
- 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:30
- 11☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:32
- 12♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 11h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 12h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:33 to 06:31: 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.