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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:33
- 6☉︎ Sun10:33 – 11:29
- 7♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:22
- 9☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:14 – 16:10
- 12♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:18
- 4☽︎ Moon20:18 – 21:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:34
- 8☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:42 – 03:46
- 11☽︎ Moon03:46 – 04:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 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?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.