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 Thursday, 9 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:10
- 2♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:20
- 3☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:30
- 4♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:50
- 6☽︎ Moon11:50 – 13:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 15:21
- 9♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:31
- 10☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:41
- 11♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 20:02
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:02 – 20:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:52 – 21:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:31
- 4♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:21
- 5☉︎ Sun23:21 – 00:11
- 6♀︎ Venus00:11 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:51
- 8☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:20
- 11♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:10
- 12☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Thursday, 9 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:00 to 07:10: 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.