Planetary hours
in El Fasher.
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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:08
- 2♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:07
- 3☉︎ Sun08:07 – 09:07
- 4♀︎ Venus09:07 – 10:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:06
- 6☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 13:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:05
- 9♂︎ Mars14:05 – 15:04
- 10☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:04
- 11♀︎ Venus16:04 – 17:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:03
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:04
- 4♂︎ Mars21:04 – 22:05
- 5☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:05
- 6♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 01:06
- 8☽︎ Moon01:06 – 02:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 03:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 04:07
- 11♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:08
- 12☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Fasher?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:03: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 12h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:08 to 07:08: 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.