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 Thursday, 7 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:17
- 2♂︎ Mars07:17 – 08:24
- 3☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:31
- 4♀︎ Venus09:31 – 10:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:46
- 6☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 14:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:07
- 9♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:15
- 10☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:22
- 11♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:36 – 20:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:14
- 4♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:07
- 5☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:00
- 6♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:45
- 8☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:23
- 11♂︎ Mars04:23 – 05:16
- 12☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Thursday, 7 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:10 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.