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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Khartoum).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 07:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 08:54
- 4♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:51
- 5☉︎ Sun09:51 – 10:47
- 6♀︎ Venus10:47 – 11:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:40
- 8☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:29
- 11♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:25
- 12☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:29
- 3☽︎ Moon19:29 – 20:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:40
- 6♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:44
- 7☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:47
- 8♀︎ Venus00:47 – 01:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:55
- 10☽︎ Moon02:55 – 03:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 05:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wad Medani?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:05 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.