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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:57 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:49 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:41
- 5♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:13
- 12♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:13
- 2♀︎ Venus18:13 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:41
- 9♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 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?
Mercury, from 05:57 to 06:53: 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.