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 Monday, 17 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:03 – 09:06
- 4♂︎ Mars09:06 – 10:10
- 5☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:13
- 6♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:20
- 8☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:30
- 11♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:34
- 12☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:30
- 3☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:20
- 6♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:16
- 7☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:13
- 8♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:06
- 10☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:59 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nyala?
On Monday, 17 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 11h 18m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:56 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.