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, 20 December 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:36
- 6☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:32
- 7♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:24
- 9☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:24 – 22:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:32
- 7♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:36
- 8☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:48
- 11☽︎ Moon03:48 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Wednesday, 20 December 2028, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:55 to 06:51: 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.