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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:21 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:34
- 3☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:41
- 4♀︎ Venus09:41 – 10:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:54
- 6☽︎ Moon11:54 – 13:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:14
- 9♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:20
- 10☉︎ Sun16:20 – 17:27
- 11♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:20
- 4♂︎ Mars22:20 – 23:14
- 5☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:54
- 8☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:35
- 11♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:28
- 12☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:21 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.