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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:18
- 2☉︎ Sun07:18 – 08:25
- 3♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 14:03
- 8♂︎ Mars14:03 – 15:10
- 9☉︎ Sun15:10 – 16:18
- 10♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:33
- 12☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:40 – 20:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:26
- 3♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:18
- 4☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:11
- 5♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:03 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 01:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:33
- 10♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:26
- 11☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:18
- 12♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:10 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.