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 Sunday, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 18:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:44
- 4☽︎ Moon09:44 – 10:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:52
- 11☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 18:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 19:53
- 2♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:52
- 3☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:51
- 4♀︎ Venus21:51 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:45
- 10☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 18:54: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:41 to 07:42: 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.