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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:10
- 2☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:09
- 3♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:06
- 5☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:01
- 9☉︎ Sun14:01 – 15:00
- 10♀︎ Venus15:00 – 15:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:57
- 12☽︎ Moon16:57 – 17:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 18:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 19:59
- 3♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:00
- 4☉︎ Sun21:00 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:09
- 11☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:10
- 12♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 12h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.