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 Thursday, 30 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:23
- 2♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:29
- 3☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:35
- 4♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:46
- 6☽︎ Moon11:46 – 12:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:04
- 9♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:10
- 10☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:16
- 11♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:10
- 4♂︎ Mars22:10 – 23:04
- 5☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:58
- 6♀︎ Venus23:58 – 00:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:46
- 8☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:28
- 11♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:22
- 12☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Thursday, 30 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:17 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.