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 Thursday, 9 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:30
- 2♂︎ Mars07:30 – 08:22
- 3☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:13
- 4♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:57
- 6☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:31
- 9♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:23
- 10☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:15
- 11♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 16:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:23
- 4♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:32
- 5☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:40
- 6♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:57
- 8☽︎ Moon00:57 – 02:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:22
- 11♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:31
- 12☉︎ Sun05:31 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Fayyum?
On Thursday, 9 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:39 to 07:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.