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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:47
- 3♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:46
- 5♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:44
- 7☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:41
- 10♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:40
- 11☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:39
- 12♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:39
- 2☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:42
- 5♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:43
- 6☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:44
- 7♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:46
- 9☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:49
- 12♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Obeid?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 11h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.