Planetary hours
in El Obeid.
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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:45 – 06:48
- 2☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:51
- 3♀︎ Venus07:51 – 08:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 11:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:15
- 10♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:21
- 12☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:21 – 20:18
- 3♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:15
- 4☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:11
- 5♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 01:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:51
- 11☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:48
- 12♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Obeid?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:45 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.