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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:33
- 5♂︎ Mars10:33 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:53
- 7♀︎ Venus12:53 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:14
- 9☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:34 – 18:44
- 12♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:44
- 2♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:24
- 4☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:43
- 8☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:52 to 07:02: 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.