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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:50
- 2♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:45
- 7♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:41
- 11☽︎ Moon16:41 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:41
- 3☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:42
- 4♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.