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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:40
- 2☽︎ Moon07:40 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 13:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 00:54
- 7♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:38 to 07:40: 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.