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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:40
- 2♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:33
- 4☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:22
- 7♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:19
- 8☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:15
- 9♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:08
- 11☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:12
- 4♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:19
- 6☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:30
- 9♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:37
- 11♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:43 to 06:40: 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.