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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:55
- 4☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:04
- 7♂︎ Mars12:04 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:20
- 2♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:13
- 4♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:04 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:58
- 9♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Obeid?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.