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 Sunday, 5 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:45
- 2♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:38
- 4☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:25
- 8☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:22
- 9♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:15
- 11☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:15
- 3☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:19
- 4♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:25
- 6☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:42
- 11♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Sunday, 5 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.