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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:36
- 2☽︎ Moon06:36 – 07:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:33
- 5♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:32
- 6☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:31
- 7♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:27
- 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:27
- 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:28 – 20:29
- 4☽︎ Moon20:29 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:31
- 7♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:32
- 8☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:35
- 11☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wad Medani?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:36 to 06:36: 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.