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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:37 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:31
- 6♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:30
- 7☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:28
- 8♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:25
- 10☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:23
- 2☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:24
- 3♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:25
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:27
- 5☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:31
- 8♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:33
- 9☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:34
- 10♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wad Medani?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:38 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.