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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:00
- 2♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:34
- 8☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:29
- 9♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:20
- 11☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:16
- 2♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:34
- 6☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:48
- 9♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:52
- 10☉︎ Sun02:52 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 05:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:05 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.