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, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:07
- 9☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:28
- 12♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:28
- 2♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:39
- 9♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:11 to 07:18: 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.