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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:01 – 06:57
- 2☉︎ Sun06:57 – 07:54
- 3♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:47
- 5☽︎ Moon09:47 – 10:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:37
- 8♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:33
- 9☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:30
- 10♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:23
- 12☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:26
- 3♂︎ Mars19:26 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:33
- 5♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:40
- 7☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:51
- 10♂︎ Mars02:51 – 03:54
- 11☉︎ Sun03:54 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:01 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.