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 Wednesday, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:59
- 2☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 15:11
- 9☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:42
- 12♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:42
- 2♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 06:59: 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.