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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:23
- 5♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:22
- 6☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:22
- 7♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:21
- 9☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:19
- 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:19
- 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:22
- 7♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:22
- 8☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:23
- 9♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:24
- 11☽︎ Moon03:24 – 04:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:24 to 06:24: 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.