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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:50
- 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:44
- 6☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:28
- 9☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:11
- 12♂︎ Mars16:11 – 17:05
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:11
- 2♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:17 – 20:22
- 4☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:45
- 8☉︎ Sun00:45 – 01:50
- 9♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:56 – 04:01
- 11☽︎ Moon04:01 – 05:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.