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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:42
- 2♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:38
- 3☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:35
- 4♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:27
- 6☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:16
- 9♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:13
- 10☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:09
- 11♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:02
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:05
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:05 – 19:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:13
- 4♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:16
- 5☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:20
- 6♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:28
- 8☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:39
- 11♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:42
- 12☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:46 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.