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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:29
- 9♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:37
- 2♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:32
- 4♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.