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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:07
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 14:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:18
- 9☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:44
- 12♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:44
- 2♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:27
- 4☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:07 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 14m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:07 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.