Planetary hours
in Assiut.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:08
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 10 of the day, until 15:19
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 09:48
- 5♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:43
- 6☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:29
- 9☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:14
- 12♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:14
- 2♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:24
- 4☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:43
- 8☉︎ Sun00:43 – 01:48
- 9♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 06:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:08, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.