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Planetary hours · El Daein (Sudan)

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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
17:51
Next sunrise
06:24

A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:20
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:18
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:15
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:13
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:10
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:07
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:05
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:02
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:59
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:59 – 15:57
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:54
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:51

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:54
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:57
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 20:59
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:02
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:05
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:08
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:10
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:13
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:16
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:18
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:21
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:24

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in El Daein?

On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:20: 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

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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.