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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:09
- 5☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:01
- 8♂︎ Mars13:01 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:56
- 10♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:52
- 12☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:49 – 18:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:54
- 3♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:57
- 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 02:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Daein?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:19 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.