Planetary hours
in Khartoum North.
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, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:42
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:40
- 4♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:37
- 5☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:35
- 6♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:31
- 8☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:24
- 11♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:22
- 12☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:24
- 3☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:31
- 6♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:33
- 7☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:35
- 8♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:40
- 10☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khartoum North?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:46 to 06:44: 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.