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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:41
- 12♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:41
- 2♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:46
- 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:30
- 11☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:13 to 07:21: 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.