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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 17:31
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:48 – 09:46
- 5♂︎ Mars09:46 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:38
- 9☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:37
- 4☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:44
- 8☉︎ Sun00:44 – 01:46
- 9♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Obeid?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 06:51: 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.