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 Friday, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:43
- 6♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:40
- 7☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:28
- 10☽︎ Moon14:28 – 15:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:21
- 2☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:25
- 3♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:32
- 5☽︎ Moon21:32 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:44
- 8♂︎ Mars00:44 – 01:48
- 9☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:51
- 10♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Omdurman?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 06:58: 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.