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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:47
- 5☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:54
- 6♀︎ Venus11:54 – 13:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:01 – 14:08
- 8☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:15
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:15 – 16:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:28
- 11♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:35
- 12☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:28
- 3☽︎ Moon21:28 – 22:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:08
- 6♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:01
- 7☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:54
- 8♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 38m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:20 to 07:27: 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.