Planetary hours
in Madīnat an Naşr.
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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 13:00
- 7☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:10
- 8♀︎ Venus14:10 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:28
- 10☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:47 – 19:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:47
- 2☉︎ Sun20:47 – 21:38
- 3♀︎ Venus21:38 – 22:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:14
- 12☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madīnat an Naşr?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:04 to 07:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.