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, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:18 – 06:21
- 2☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:30
- 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:33
- 6☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:36
- 7♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:54 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:48 – 20:44
- 4☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:35
- 7♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:32
- 8☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:29
- 9♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:23
- 11☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:18 to 06:21: 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.