Planetary hours
in Omdurman.
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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:44 – 08:41
- 4☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:31
- 8☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:23
- 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:20
- 2♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:23
- 3☉︎ Sun19:23 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:31
- 6☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:36 – 01:39
- 9♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:41
- 10☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Omdurman?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 06:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.