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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:08 – 07:11
- 2☉︎ Sun07:11 – 08:14
- 3♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:20
- 5☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:28
- 8♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:31
- 9☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:34
- 10♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:39
- 12☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:42
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:36
- 3♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:34
- 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:31
- 5♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:25
- 7☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:22 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:17
- 10♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:14
- 11☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:11
- 12♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 12h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:08 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.