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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- 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♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:08
- 4☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 13:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 15:03
- 10♂︎ Mars15:03 – 16:02
- 11☉︎ Sun16:02 – 17:01
- 12♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:01 – 19:01
- 2☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:05
- 6☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:05
- 7♀︎ Venus00:05 – 01:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 04:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:09
- 12♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Saturday, 17 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?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.