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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:19
- 5♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:17
- 6☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:14
- 7♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:09
- 9☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:04 – 16:01
- 12♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:59 – 18:01
- 2♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:14
- 7♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:17
- 8☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:20
- 9♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:25
- 11☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Port Sudan?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 12h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:30 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.