Planetary hours
in Port Sudan.
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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:00
- 2♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:11
- 4☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:27
- 7♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:00 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:32
- 6☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:16
- 9♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:11
- 10☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:05
- 11♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Port Sudan?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 06:00: 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.