Planetary hours
in Al Fayyum.
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, 30 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:16
- 3☽︎ Moon08:16 – 09:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:26 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 14:03
- 8♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:22
- 10☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:41
- 2☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Friday, 30 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:58 to 07:07: 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.