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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:32
- 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:54
- 6☉︎ Sun11:54 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:11
- 9☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:27
- 12♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:27
- 2♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:16
- 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:49
- 9♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:27 to 07:32: 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.