Planetary hours
in El Daein.
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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:06
- 2♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:08
- 3☉︎ Sun08:08 – 09:10
- 4♀︎ Venus09:10 – 10:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 11:13
- 6☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:16 – 14:17
- 9♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:19
- 10☉︎ Sun15:19 – 16:21
- 11♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:22 – 20:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:19
- 4♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:17
- 5☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:16
- 6♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:11 – 03:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:08
- 11♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:06
- 12☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Daein?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 12h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:05 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.