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, 19 November 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:39
- 7☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:32
- 8♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:18
- 10☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:57 – 18:04
- 2☉︎ Sun18:04 – 19:11
- 3♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:25
- 5☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:54
- 9☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:02
- 10♀︎ Venus03:02 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madīnat an Naşr?
On Friday, 19 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:15: 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.