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 Monday, 14 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 07:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:43
- 4♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:39
- 5☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:36
- 6♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:29
- 8☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:19
- 11♂︎ Mars15:19 – 16:15
- 12☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:19
- 3☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:29
- 6♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:33
- 7☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:36
- 8♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:43
- 10☽︎ Moon02:43 – 03:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Monday, 14 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:53 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.