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, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:37
- 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:39
- 9☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:40
- 2♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:39
- 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:37
- 8☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:36
- 11☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wad Medani?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 11h 54m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:35 to 06:35: 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.