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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:29
- 3♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:35
- 4☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 14:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 15:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 16:12
- 10♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:18
- 11☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:24
- 12♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:25
- 2☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:18 – 22:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:06
- 5♂︎ Mars23:06 – 00:00
- 6☉︎ Sun00:00 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.