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 Sunday, 26 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:26
- 2♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 15:04
- 9♀︎ Venus15:04 – 16:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:14
- 11☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:20 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:20
- 2♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:14
- 3☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:09
- 4♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:58
- 6☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:41
- 9♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:31
- 11♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Sunday, 26 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.