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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:48 – 07:39
- 2♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:30
- 3☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:21
- 4♀︎ Venus09:21 – 10:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:03
- 6☽︎ Moon11:03 – 11:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:36
- 9♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:27
- 10☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:18
- 11♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:00 – 18:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:27
- 4♂︎ Mars20:27 – 21:36
- 5☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:45
- 6♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 01:03
- 8☽︎ Moon01:03 – 02:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:30
- 11♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:39
- 12☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:48 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.