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 Sunday, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:04
- 2♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:05
- 4☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:06 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:08
- 2♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:06
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 02:05
- 9♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Daein?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 12h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:04 to 07:04: 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.