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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:30
- 2♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:25
- 4☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:23 – 10:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:18
- 7♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:15
- 8☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:12
- 9♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:07
- 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:10
- 4♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:15
- 6☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:23
- 9♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:26
- 10☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:28
- 11♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.