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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:43
- 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:44 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:49
- 8♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:55
- 2☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:54
- 3♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:47
- 8♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:45
- 10♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:42
- 12☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 12h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 11h 45m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:40 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.