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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:44
- 4☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:39 – 10:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:28
- 7♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:23
- 8☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:18
- 9♀︎ Venus13:18 – 14:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:07
- 11☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 16:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:02
- 2♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:07
- 3☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:12
- 4♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:23
- 6☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:39
- 9♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:44
- 10☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Port Sudan?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 06:54: 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.