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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:04
- 2♀︎ Venus07:04 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:38
- 7♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:23 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:18
- 3☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:23
- 4♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:33
- 6☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:49
- 9♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:10 to 07:04: 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.