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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:05
- 2♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:18
- 4☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:01
- 11☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:07
- 2♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:01
- 3☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:24
- 9♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:18
- 10☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:12
- 11♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Port Sudan?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:59 to 06:05: 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.