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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 18:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:59 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:39
- 7☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:36
- 8♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:29
- 10☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:19
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:22
- 2☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:26
- 3♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:32
- 5☽︎ Moon22:32 – 23:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:43
- 8♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:56
- 12☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 18:19: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 12h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:59 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.