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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:14
- 2♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:32
- 4☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 14:08
- 8☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:17
- 9♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:35
- 11☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:53 – 20:44
- 2♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:35
- 3☉︎ Sun21:35 – 22:26
- 4♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:33
- 10☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:24
- 11♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:05 to 07:14: 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.