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, 12 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 17:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:16
- 2☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:27
- 5♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:34
- 7♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:53
- 12♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:57 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 21:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:34
- 7♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:27
- 9♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:19
- 11☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Wednesday, 12 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 17:57: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:12 to 06:16: 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.