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, 14 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:50
- 2☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:46
- 3♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:39
- 5☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:29
- 8♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:26
- 9☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:22
- 10♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:15
- 12☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:15 – 19:19
- 3♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:22
- 4☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:26
- 5♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:33
- 7☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:43
- 10♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:47
- 11☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:50
- 12♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Tuesday, 14 December 2027, 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 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.