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, 4 March 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:12
- 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:58 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:11
- 9♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Wednesday, 4 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:19 to 07:17: 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.