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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:45
- 5♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:35 – 15:32
- 10♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:30
- 11☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:27
- 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:27
- 2☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:30 – 21:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:35
- 5♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:46
- 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:53
- 12♂︎ Mars05:53 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:24: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.