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 Tuesday, 29 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:41
- 2☉︎ Sun07:41 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:14
- 5☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:47
- 8♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:38
- 9☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:30
- 10♀︎ Venus14:30 – 15:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:12
- 12☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:21
- 3♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:30
- 4☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:39
- 5♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:56
- 7☽︎ Moon23:56 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:23
- 10♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:41
- 12♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Tuesday, 29 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:49 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.