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 Saturday, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:42 – 07:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:20
- 5♀︎ Venus10:20 – 11:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 13:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 14:52
- 10♂︎ Mars14:52 – 15:46
- 11☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 21:57
- 5♂︎ Mars21:57 – 23:03
- 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:36
- 12♂︎ Mars05:36 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:42 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.