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 Friday, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:48
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:35
- 6♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:31
- 7☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:28
- 8♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:21
- 10☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:14
- 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:18
- 3♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:35
- 8♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:38
- 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:42
- 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:49
- 12☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:52 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.