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, 6 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:06
- 2♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:26
- 4☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:05
- 8☉︎ Sun14:05 – 15:14
- 9♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:34
- 11☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:44
- 2♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:34
- 3☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:24
- 4♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:05
- 6☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:35
- 9♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:26
- 10☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Sunday, 6 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:56 to 07:06: 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.