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, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:37
- 2♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:31
- 3☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:26
- 4♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:14
- 6☽︎ Moon11:14 – 12:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:02 – 13:57
- 9♂︎ Mars13:57 – 14:51
- 10☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:45
- 11♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:33 – 18:39
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:51
- 4♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:56
- 5☉︎ Sun21:56 – 23:02
- 6♀︎ Venus23:02 – 00:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:14
- 8☽︎ Moon01:14 – 02:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:31
- 11♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:37
- 12☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:43 to 07:37: 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.