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 Monday, 4 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:14 – 07:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:27 – 09:33
- 4♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:39
- 5☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:45
- 6♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:58
- 8☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:11 – 17:17
- 11♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:23
- 12☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:30
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:17
- 3☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:58
- 6♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:51
- 7☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:45
- 8♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 03:32
- 10☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Monday, 4 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 13h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:14 to 07:20: 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.