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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:22
- 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:41
- 6☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:46
- 7♀︎ Venus11:46 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:56
- 9☽︎ Moon13:56 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:11
- 12♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:11
- 2♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 21:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 22:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:46
- 7♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:42
- 8☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:27
- 11☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wad Medani?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 18:16: 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?
Mercury, 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 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.