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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:25 – 06:24
- 2♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:23
- 3☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:23
- 4♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:22
- 6☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:20
- 9♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:20
- 10☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:19
- 11♀︎ Venus15:19 – 16:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:19 – 20:20
- 4♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:20
- 5☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:21
- 6♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:22
- 8☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:24
- 11♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:24
- 12☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:25 to 06:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.