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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:13
- 5♂︎ Mars10:13 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:57
- 7♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:19
- 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:11 – 18:19
- 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:50 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 02:13
- 9♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:44 to 07:36: 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.