Planetary hours
in Al Khuşūş.
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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:37
- 4♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:45
- 5☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:53
- 6♀︎ Venus11:53 – 13:00
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 14:08
- 8☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:16 – 16:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:31
- 11♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:39
- 12☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:31
- 3☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:08
- 6♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:53
- 8♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:45 – 03:38
- 10☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:14 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.