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, 13 December 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:51 – 06:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 07:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:39
- 4♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:36
- 5☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:32
- 6♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:24
- 8☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:16 – 15:12
- 11♂︎ Mars15:12 – 16:09
- 12☉︎ Sun16:09 – 17:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:12
- 3☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:24
- 6♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:28
- 7☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:32
- 8♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:40
- 10☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Monday, 13 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: 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.