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, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:34
- 2☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:32
- 8☉︎ Sun01:32 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 12h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:34: 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.