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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:25
- 2☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:33
- 3♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:47
- 5☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 13:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 14:09
- 8♂︎ Mars14:09 – 15:17
- 9☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:24
- 10♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:39
- 12☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:46
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:32
- 3♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:24
- 4☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:17
- 5♀︎ Venus23:17 – 00:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:02
- 7☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:33
- 11☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:26
- 12♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:18 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.