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, 21 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:42
- 2♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:35
- 3☉︎ Sun08:35 – 09:28
- 4♀︎ Venus09:28 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:13
- 6☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:06 – 12:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 13:51
- 9♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:43
- 10☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:36
- 11♀︎ Venus15:36 – 16:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:36 – 20:43
- 4♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:51
- 5☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:58
- 6♀︎ Venus22:58 – 00:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:05 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:35
- 11♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:42
- 12☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Thursday, 21 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:50 to 07:42: 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.