Planetary hours
in Kosti.
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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 09:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:58
- 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:04
- 10☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:11
- 2☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 01:48
- 9☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:45
- 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:39
- 12☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kosti?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:35 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.