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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:35
- 2☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:17
- 12♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:17
- 2♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:09
- 4☽︎ Moon22:09 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 11h 10m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:35: 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.