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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:36
- 3♂︎ Mars07:36 – 08:35
- 4☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:33
- 5♀︎ Venus09:33 – 10:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:29
- 7☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:23
- 10♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:20
- 12♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:20
- 2☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:25
- 5♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:27
- 6☉︎ Sun22:27 – 23:29
- 7♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:33
- 9☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:39
- 12♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wad Medani?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:38: 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.