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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:40
- 2♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:32
- 8☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:30
- 9♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:27
- 11☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:26
- 2♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:29
- 4♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:32
- 6☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:36
- 9♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kosti?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:41 to 06:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.