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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:42
- 4☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 13:00
- 7☽︎ Moon13:00 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:18
- 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:24
- 11☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:30
- 12♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:31
- 2☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:07
- 6☉︎ Sun00:07 – 01:01
- 7♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.