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, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:30
- 2☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:39
- 5♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:42
- 6☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:46
- 7♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:52
- 9☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:52 – 22:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:39
- 9♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kosti?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:27 to 06:30: 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.