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 Wednesday, 5 November 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:50
- 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:45
- 6☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:29
- 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:23
- 4☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:02
- 11☽︎ Moon04:02 – 05:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Wednesday, 5 November 2025, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:07: 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.