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 Monday, 17 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:00 – 07:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:17 – 09:25
- 4♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:34
- 5☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:42
- 6♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:59
- 8☽︎ Moon13:59 – 15:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:25
- 11♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:33
- 12☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:25
- 3☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 23:59
- 6♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:51
- 7☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:42
- 8♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:25
- 10☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Monday, 17 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:00 to 07:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.