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 Tuesday, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:27
- 2☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:24
- 3♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:16
- 5☽︎ Moon10:16 – 11:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:13 – 12:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:09 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:02
- 9☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:58
- 10♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:51
- 12☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 18:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 19:54
- 3♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:58
- 4☉︎ Sun20:58 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 00:09
- 7☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:19
- 10♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:27
- 12♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:31 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.