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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:47
- 2☽︎ Moon06:47 – 07:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:23
- 9☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:13
- 12♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:34
- 8☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:44
- 11☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.