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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:58 – 06:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 07:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:51
- 4♂︎ Mars08:51 – 09:48
- 5☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:46
- 6♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:41
- 8☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:34
- 11♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:31
- 12☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:29
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:34
- 3☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:41
- 6♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:44
- 7☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:46
- 8♀︎ Venus00:46 – 01:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:51
- 10☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in El Obeid?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:58 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.