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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 07:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:46
- 5♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:26
- 10♂︎ Mars15:26 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:18
- 12♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:18
- 2☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:47
- 9☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:59
- 12♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:02 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.