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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:52 – 06:48
- 2☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:45
- 3♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:37
- 5☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:25
- 8♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:21
- 9☉︎ Sun13:21 – 14:17
- 10♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:13
- 3♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:17
- 4☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:21
- 5♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:29
- 7☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:41
- 10♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:45
- 11☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:49
- 12♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:52 to 06:48: 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.