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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:58 – 07:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:33
- 10☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:31
- 3♀︎ Venus20:31 – 21:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:36
- 5☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:50
- 10♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:58 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.