Planetary hours
in Nyala.
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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:05
- 2♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:09
- 3☉︎ Sun08:09 – 09:13
- 4♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:21
- 6☽︎ Moon11:21 – 12:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:33
- 9♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:37
- 10☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:41
- 11♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:37
- 4♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:33
- 5☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:29
- 6♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:21
- 8☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:13
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:10
- 11♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:06
- 12☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 11h 13m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:01 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.