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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:29
- 2☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:26
- 3♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:22
- 5☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:15
- 8♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:13
- 9☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:11
- 10♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:06
- 12☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:08
- 3♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:11
- 4☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:13
- 5♀︎ Venus21:13 – 22:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:18
- 7☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:24
- 10♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:27
- 11☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:29
- 12♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:31 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.