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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:26
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:29
- 4♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:32
- 5☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:35
- 6♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:41
- 8☽︎ Moon12:41 – 13:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:50
- 11♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:53
- 12☉︎ Sun16:53 – 17:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:56 – 18:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:50
- 3☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:47 – 21:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:41
- 6♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:38
- 7☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:35
- 8♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:32 – 02:29
- 10☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:26 – 04:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 11h 23m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:19 to 06:22: 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.