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, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:41
- 2☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:37
- 3♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:30
- 5☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:19
- 8♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:16
- 9☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:12
- 10♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:05
- 12☽︎ Moon16:05 – 17:01
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:09
- 3♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:12
- 4☉︎ Sun20:12 – 21:16
- 5♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:23
- 7☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:34
- 10♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:38
- 11☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:41
- 12♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:44 to 06:41: 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.