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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:27 – 07:20
- 2☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:13
- 3♀︎ Venus08:13 – 09:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:05 – 09:58
- 5☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:36
- 8♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:29
- 9☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:22
- 10♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:08
- 12☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:15
- 3♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:22
- 4☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:30
- 5♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:44
- 7☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:59 – 03:06
- 10♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:13
- 11☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:20
- 12♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:27 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.