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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:38
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:37
- 4♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:36
- 5☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:35
- 6♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:34 – 12:33
- 8☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:32 – 14:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:30
- 11♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:29
- 12☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:28 – 18:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:30
- 3☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:33
- 6♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:34
- 7☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:35
- 8♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:37
- 10☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kosti?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:40 to 06:39: 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.