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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:44
- 2♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:41
- 3☉︎ Sun07:41 – 08:37
- 4♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:31
- 6☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:21
- 9♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:18
- 10☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:15
- 11♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:08
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:18
- 4♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:21
- 5☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:25
- 6♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:31
- 8☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:41
- 11♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:44
- 12☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:47 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.