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, 2 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:29
- 3♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:43 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:28
- 11☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:20
- 12♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:20
- 2☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:43
- 5♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:51
- 6☉︎ Sun22:51 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 01:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:37
- 12♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Saturday, 2 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:45 to 07:37: 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.