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 Thursday, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 07:49
- 2♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:48
- 3☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:47
- 4♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:46
- 6☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:44
- 9♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:44
- 10☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:43
- 11♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:42
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 21:44
- 4♂︎ Mars21:44 – 22:45
- 5☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:45
- 6♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:47
- 8☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:47
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:47 – 03:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:48
- 11♂︎ Mars04:48 – 05:49
- 12☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:49 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.