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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:07
- 6☉︎ Sun11:07 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:56 – 16:54
- 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:52 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:08
- 8☉︎ Sun01:08 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.