Planetary hours
in Kassala.
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, 23 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:20
- 7♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:17
- 8☉︎ Sun12:17 – 13:14
- 9♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:07
- 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:10
- 4♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 22:17
- 6☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:27
- 9♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:31
- 10☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:34
- 11♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Sunday, 23 November 2025, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 12h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:40 to 06:37: 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.