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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:22
- 6♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:25
- 7☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:27
- 8♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:33
- 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:35
- 3♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:30
- 5☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:11
- 12☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 28m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:09 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.