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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:09
- 6☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:02
- 7♀︎ Venus12:02 – 12:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:49
- 9☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:42
- 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:09
- 8☉︎ Sun01:09 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:36: 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.