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 Sunday, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:13
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:18
- 2♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:30
- 4☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:48
- 7♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:05
- 4♀︎ Venus21:05 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:29
- 10☉︎ Sun02:29 – 03:23
- 11♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:13 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:13 to 06:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.