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, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:21 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:51
- 7♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:59
- 8☉︎ Sun13:59 – 15:07
- 9♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:22
- 11☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:29
- 2♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:22
- 3☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:14
- 4♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 00:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:06 to 07:13: 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.