Planetary hours
in Suez.
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 Thursday, 21 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:53 – 07:02
- 2♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:11
- 3☉︎ Sun08:11 – 09:20
- 4♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:37
- 6☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 15:04
- 9♂︎ Mars15:04 – 16:13
- 10☉︎ Sun16:13 – 17:22
- 11♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:22
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:13
- 4♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:04
- 5☉︎ Sun23:04 – 23:55
- 6♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:46 – 01:37
- 8☽︎ Moon01:37 – 02:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:10
- 11♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:01
- 12☉︎ Sun05:01 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Thursday, 21 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:53 to 07:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.