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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:07 – 07:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:04
- 3♂︎ Mars08:04 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 10:01
- 5♀︎ Venus10:01 – 11:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:53
- 11☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:52
- 12♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 18:52
- 2☽︎ Moon18:52 – 19:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 20:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:57
- 6☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 01:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 02:01
- 9☽︎ Moon02:01 – 03:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:03 – 04:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 05:06
- 12♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Daein?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:07 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.