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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:32
- 3♂︎ Mars08:32 – 09:25
- 4☉︎ Sun09:25 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 12:05
- 7☽︎ Moon12:05 – 12:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:51
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 14:44
- 10♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:37
- 11☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:30
- 12♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:30
- 2☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:51
- 5♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 00:04
- 7♀︎ Venus00:04 – 01:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 02:18
- 9☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:32 – 05:39
- 12♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:46 to 07:39: 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.