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 Sunday, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:45 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:25
- 8☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:25
- 6☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:34
- 9♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Fasher?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 11h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:45 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.