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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:45
- 5♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 13:02
- 7♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 15:19
- 9☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:44
- 12♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:44
- 2♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:27
- 4☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:54
- 8☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:45
- 9♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:11 to 07:20: 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.