Planetary hours
in Tanta.
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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:37
- 5♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:30
- 4☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 00:58
- 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:47
- 8☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:54 to 07:04: 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.