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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Right now☿︎ Hour of Mercury — hour 3 of the night, until 20:23
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:33
- 5♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:29
- 7♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:18
- 12♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:18
- 2♀︎ Venus18:18 – 19:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:29
- 7♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:38
- 11☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wad Medani?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 12h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:42 to 06:39: 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.