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 Sunday, 12 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:51 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:39
- 4☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:27
- 7♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:24
- 8☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:20
- 9♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:12
- 11☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:08
- 2♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:12
- 3☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:16
- 4♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:20 – 22:24
- 6☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:39
- 10☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Sunday, 12 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:51 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.