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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:27
- 3♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:25
- 4☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:22
- 5♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:17
- 7☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:15 – 13:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 14:10
- 10♂︎ Mars14:10 – 15:08
- 11☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:05
- 12♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:05
- 2☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:13
- 5♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:15
- 6☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:18
- 7♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:23
- 9☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:28 – 04:30
- 12♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:32 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.