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 Tuesday, 16 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:22
- 2☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:27
- 3♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:36
- 5☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:51
- 8♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:56
- 9☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 17:11
- 12☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:06
- 3♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:01
- 4☉︎ Sun21:01 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:46
- 7☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:32
- 10♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:27
- 11☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:22
- 12♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wad Medani?
On Tuesday, 16 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:17 to 06:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.