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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:53
- 2♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:49
- 4☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:33
- 11☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:31
- 2♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:33
- 3☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:36
- 4♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:51
- 11♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:55 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.