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, 22 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:57
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:15
- 3♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:24
- 4☉︎ Sun09:24 – 10:33
- 5♀︎ Venus10:33 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:18
- 10♂︎ Mars16:18 – 17:27
- 11☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:36
- 12♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:36
- 2☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:51
- 7♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:33
- 9☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:24 – 04:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 05:06
- 12♂︎ Mars05:06 – 05:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Al Khuşūş?
On Saturday, 22 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:57, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:06: 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.