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, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:12
- 2☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:10
- 3♀︎ Venus08:10 – 09:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:07
- 5☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 13:02
- 8♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:59
- 10♀︎ Venus14:59 – 15:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:55
- 12☽︎ Moon16:55 – 17:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 18:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:57
- 3♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:00
- 5♀︎ Venus22:00 – 23:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:09
- 10♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:12
- 12♀︎ Venus05:12 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:13 to 07:12: 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.