Planetary hours
in Khartoum.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 12 of the day, until 17:19
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:45
- 2☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:38
- 5♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:33
- 7♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:28
- 9☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:21
- 12♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:21
- 2♀︎ Venus18:21 – 19:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:26
- 4☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:43
- 11☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Khartoum?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 06:45: 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.