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, 10 December 2029: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:38
- 4♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:34
- 5☉︎ Sun09:34 – 10:31
- 6♀︎ Venus10:31 – 11:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:27 – 12:23
- 8☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:11
- 11♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:08
- 12☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:11
- 3☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:23
- 6♂︎ Mars22:23 – 23:27
- 7☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:31
- 8♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:39
- 10☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kassala?
On Monday, 10 December 2029, the Sun rises at 05:50 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 05:50, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:50 to 06:46: 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.