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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 10:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:06
- 6♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:05
- 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:04 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:02
- 2☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:03
- 3♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:06
- 8♂︎ Mars01:06 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:09
- 12☽︎ Moon05:09 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 12h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:10 to 07:09: 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.