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, 6 December 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:36
- 4♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:32
- 5☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:28
- 6♀︎ Venus10:28 – 11:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:21
- 8☽︎ Moon12:21 – 13:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 15:10
- 11♂︎ Mars15:10 – 16:06
- 12☉︎ Sun16:06 – 17:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:10
- 3☽︎ Moon19:10 – 20:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:21
- 6♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:25
- 7☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:29
- 8♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:33 – 02:36
- 10☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Monday, 6 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:47 to 06:43: 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.