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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:41 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:37
- 4☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:36
- 5♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:32
- 7☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:27
- 10♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:26
- 11☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:24
- 12♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:24
- 2☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:29
- 5♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:31
- 6☉︎ Sun22:31 – 23:33
- 7♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:36
- 9☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:38
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:41
- 12♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kosti?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:42 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.