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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:49
- 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:23
- 11☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 07:13: 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.