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, 5 December 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:49 – 06:45
- 2☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:42
- 3♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:35
- 5☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:25
- 8♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:22
- 9☉︎ Sun13:22 – 14:19
- 10♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:12
- 12☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:16
- 3♂︎ Mars19:16 – 20:19
- 4☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:22
- 5♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:29
- 7☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:39
- 10♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:42
- 11☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:46
- 12♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Qadarif?
On Tuesday, 5 December 2028, the Sun rises at 05:49 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?
Mars, from 05:49 to 06:45: 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.