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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:05 – 08:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:58 – 09:52
- 5♂︎ Mars09:52 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:27
- 9☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:09
- 12♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:09
- 2♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:21
- 4☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:53
- 9♀︎ Venus01:53 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:11: 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.