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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:41
- 4☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 13:00
- 7♂︎ Mars13:00 – 14:06
- 8☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:25
- 11☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:37 – 20:31
- 2♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:25
- 3☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:07
- 6☽︎ Moon00:07 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:36
- 11♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.