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 Wednesday, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:58
- 12♂︎ Mars16:58 – 17:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:58 – 18:58
- 2♀︎ Venus18:58 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:59
- 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:03
- 11☽︎ Moon04:03 – 05:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:04 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Daein?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.