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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:40
- 2♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:37
- 9♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:20
- 11☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:20
- 3☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:29
- 4♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:31
- 11♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 07:40: 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.