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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:11
- 6☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:52
- 2♀︎ Venus18:52 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:23 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Fasher?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:23: 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
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.