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, 20 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:31
- 2☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:35
- 3♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:45
- 5☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:59
- 8♂︎ Mars12:59 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:08
- 10♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:17
- 12☽︎ Moon17:17 – 18:22
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:22 – 19:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:12
- 3♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:08
- 4☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:53
- 7☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:49 – 01:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:39
- 10♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:35
- 11☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:30
- 12♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Tuesday, 20 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:26 to 06:31: 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.