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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:57 – 07:54
- 2☉︎ Sun07:54 – 08:51
- 3♀︎ Venus08:51 – 09:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:45
- 5☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:36
- 8♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:33
- 9☉︎ Sun14:33 – 15:30
- 10♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:25
- 12☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:28
- 3♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:34
- 5♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:40
- 7☽︎ Moon00:40 – 01:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:49
- 10♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:52
- 11☉︎ Sun04:52 – 05:55
- 12♀︎ Venus05:55 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:57 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.