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 Monday, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:09
- 4♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:10
- 5☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:12
- 6♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:14
- 8☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:18
- 11♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:20
- 12☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:18
- 3☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:17 – 22:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:14
- 6♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:13
- 7☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:12
- 8♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:09
- 10☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 05:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Daein?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.