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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 17:49
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:06 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Daein?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 12h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:08 to 07:06: 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.