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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 09:59
- 5♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:51
- 6☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 16:08
- 12♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:08
- 2♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:22
- 4☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:59
- 9♀︎ Venus01:59 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 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 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 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 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.