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, 22 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:32
- 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:37
- 9☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:14
- 12♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:14
- 2♀︎ Venus18:14 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:30
- 4☽︎ Moon20:30 – 21:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:53
- 7♂︎ Mars23:53 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Assiut?
On Wednesday, 22 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:40 to 07:32: 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.