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, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:56 – 06:52
- 2☉︎ Sun06:52 – 07:48
- 3♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:40
- 5☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:28
- 8♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:25
- 9☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:21
- 10♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:13
- 12☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:21
- 4☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:33
- 7☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:45
- 10♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:49
- 11☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:53
- 12♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:56 to 06:52: 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.