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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:54 – 07:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 10:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:33
- 2☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:35
- 3♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:39
- 5☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:47
- 9☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:53
- 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 11h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 12h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:54 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.