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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:29 – 07:21
- 2♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:12
- 3☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:04
- 4♀︎ Venus09:04 – 09:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:47
- 6☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:22
- 9♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:14
- 10☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:06
- 11♀︎ Venus15:06 – 15:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:14
- 4♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:23
- 5☉︎ Sun21:23 – 22:31
- 6♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:48
- 8☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 03:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 04:13
- 11♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:21
- 12☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:29 to 07:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.