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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 2 of the night, until 19:25
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:42
- 2☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:34
- 6☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:32
- 7♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:29
- 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:23
- 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:23
- 2♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:25 – 20:27
- 4☽︎ Moon20:27 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:33
- 7♂︎ Mars23:33 – 00:34
- 8☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:36
- 9♀︎ Venus01:36 – 02:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kosti?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 06:42: 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.