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, 23 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:09
- 2♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:27
- 4☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 14:02
- 8☉︎ Sun14:02 – 15:11
- 9♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:28
- 11☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:37
- 2♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:28
- 3☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:02
- 6☽︎ Moon00:02 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Sunday, 23 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:00 to 07:09: 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.