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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:04
- 7☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:02 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:02
- 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:08
- 10♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:10
- 12☽︎ Moon05:10 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:11 to 07:10: 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.