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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:07
- 2♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:59
- 7♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:52
- 3☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:57
- 6☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:02
- 9♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:04
- 10☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:06
- 11♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Daein?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:09 to 07:07: 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.