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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 16:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:24
- 5♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:20
- 6☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:16
- 7♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 13:07
- 9☽︎ Moon13:07 – 14:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:51 – 17:55
- 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 18:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:59 – 20:03
- 4☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:16
- 7♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:20
- 8☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:24
- 9♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Port Sudan?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 16:51: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:36: 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.