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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:33
- 2♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:28
- 4☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:22
- 7♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:19
- 8☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:17
- 9♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:13
- 11☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:10
- 2♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:13
- 3☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:15
- 4♀︎ Venus20:15 – 21:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:20
- 6☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:26
- 9♂︎ Mars01:26 – 02:29
- 10☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:31
- 11♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:35 to 06:33: 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.