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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:39 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:52
- 7☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:28
- 10♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:20
- 11☉︎ Sun15:20 – 16:13
- 12♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:13
- 2☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:36
- 5♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:44
- 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:52
- 7♀︎ Venus23:52 – 01:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:00 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:32
- 12♂︎ Mars05:32 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:39 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.