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 Thursday, 31 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:31
- 2♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:29
- 3☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:26
- 4♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 13:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:13
- 9♂︎ Mars14:13 – 15:10
- 10☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:07
- 11♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:02
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:05 – 20:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:10
- 4♂︎ Mars21:10 – 22:13
- 5☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:15
- 6♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:29
- 11♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:32
- 12☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Daein?
On Thursday, 31 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:34 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.