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, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:39
- 2☉︎ Sun06:39 – 07:36
- 3♀︎ Venus07:36 – 08:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:30
- 5☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:22
- 8♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:19
- 9☉︎ Sun13:19 – 14:16
- 10♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:10
- 12☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:10 – 19:13
- 3♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:16
- 4☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:19
- 5♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:25
- 7☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:34
- 10♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:37
- 11☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:40
- 12♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:42 to 06:39: 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.