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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:34 – 07:37
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:37 – 08:41
- 3♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 10:47
- 5♀︎ Venus10:47 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:57 – 15:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:07
- 11☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:11
- 12♀︎ Venus18:11 – 19:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:14 – 20:11
- 2☽︎ Moon20:11 – 21:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:07 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:01
- 5♂︎ Mars23:01 – 23:58
- 6☉︎ Sun23:58 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:48
- 9☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:41 – 05:38
- 12♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:34 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.