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, 1 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:30
- 2☽︎ Moon07:30 – 08:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:45
- 6☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:57
- 9☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:12 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 22:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:50
- 7♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:34
- 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Suez?
On Wednesday, 1 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:26 to 07:30: 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.