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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:01 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 09:40
- 5♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:30
- 7♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 14:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:14
- 4☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:25 – 23:30
- 7♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:40
- 9♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:46 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:56 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Port Sudan?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:01 to 06:56: 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.