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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:54 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:34
- 6♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:26
- 8♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:19
- 10☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:11
- 2☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:15
- 3♀︎ Venus19:15 – 20:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:23
- 5☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:35
- 8♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:39
- 9☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:43
- 10♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:51
- 12☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:54 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.