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 Monday, 3 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:20
- 4♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:24
- 5☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:27
- 6♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:34
- 8☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:45
- 11♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:49
- 12☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:52
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:52 – 18:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 19:45
- 3☽︎ Moon19:45 – 20:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:34
- 6♂︎ Mars22:34 – 23:31
- 7☉︎ Sun23:31 – 00:27
- 8♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:20
- 10☽︎ Moon02:20 – 03:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:13 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Monday, 3 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:10 to 06:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.