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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:06
- 7☉︎ Sun12:06 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:56
- 3♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:06
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:10
- 9☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:19 to 07:17: 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.