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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:18
- 2☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:10
- 9☽︎ Moon15:10 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:32
- 12♂︎ Mars18:32 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:32
- 2♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:03 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:48
- 8☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:11 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 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.