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, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:41
- 4♂︎ Mars09:41 – 10:46
- 5☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:51
- 6♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:01
- 8☽︎ Moon14:01 – 15:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:16
- 11♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:21
- 12☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:21 – 21:16
- 3☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:02
- 6♂︎ Mars00:02 – 00:57
- 7☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:52
- 8♀︎ Venus01:52 – 02:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:42
- 10☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:37 – 05:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:32 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:31: 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.