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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:16
- 4♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:09
- 5☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:01
- 6♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:45
- 8☽︎ Moon12:45 – 13:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:21
- 11♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:14
- 12☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:06
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:21
- 3☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:45
- 6♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:53
- 7☉︎ Sun23:53 – 01:01
- 8♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:17
- 10☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:40 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.