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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:45
- 2♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:29
- 9♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:21
- 2♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:38
- 9♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kosti?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:45: 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.