Planetary hours
in Wad Medani.
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, 10 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:23
- 2♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:31
- 4☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:34 – 10:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:49
- 9♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:57
- 11☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:01
- 2♂︎ Mars19:01 – 19:57
- 3☉︎ Sun19:57 – 20:53
- 4♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:34
- 9♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:30
- 10☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:27
- 11♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wad Medani?
On Sunday, 10 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 12h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:20 to 06:23: 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.