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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:52
- 2☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:27 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:41
- 7♂︎ Mars00:41 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:52: 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.