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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:52 – 07:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:43
- 6♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:36
- 10☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:34 – 17:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:30
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:32
- 2☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:34
- 3♀︎ Venus20:34 – 21:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:38
- 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:45
- 9☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:51
- 12☽︎ Moon05:51 – 06:53
Other cities · Egypt
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:52 to 07:50: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.