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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 06:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 07:45
- 3♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:38
- 5♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:21
- 10♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:18
- 11☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:14
- 12♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:14
- 2☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:25
- 5♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:28
- 6☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:32
- 7♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:35 – 01:39
- 9☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:49
- 12♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Saturday, 12 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 05:53, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:52 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.