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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:34
- 4☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:32
- 5♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:30
- 7☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:27 – 14:25
- 10♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:24
- 11☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:22
- 12♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:22
- 2☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:27
- 5♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:28
- 6☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:30
- 7♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:37
- 12♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wad Medani?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 11h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.