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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:23
- 2♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:20
- 3☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:18
- 4♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:12
- 6☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:04
- 9♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:02
- 10☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:59
- 11♀︎ Venus15:59 – 16:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 17:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:54 – 18:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 19:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:59 – 21:02
- 4♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:05
- 5☉︎ Sun22:05 – 23:07
- 6♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:15 – 03:18
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:21
- 11♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:24
- 12☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:26 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.