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 Friday, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:27 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 13:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:48
- 10☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:35
- 2☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:41
- 3♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:54
- 5☽︎ Moon21:54 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:27
- 10♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:40
- 12☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:47 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.