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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:12 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:39
- 7♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:22
- 9☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 15:57
- 12♂︎ Mars15:57 – 16:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:57
- 2♀︎ Venus17:57 – 19:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:14
- 4☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:31 – 23:39
- 7♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:29
Other cities · Egypt
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:28 to 07:20: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.