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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:27
- 2☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:47
- 5☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:07
- 8♂︎ Mars14:07 – 15:14
- 9☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:21
- 10♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:34
- 12☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:28
- 3♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:21
- 4☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:14
- 5♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:34
- 11☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:27
- 12♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.