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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:56 – 07:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:53 – 08:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:51 – 09:49
- 4♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:46
- 5☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:44
- 6♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:39
- 8☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:32
- 11♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:30
- 12☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:33
- 3☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:40
- 6♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:42
- 7☉︎ Sun00:42 – 01:45
- 8♀︎ Venus01:45 – 02:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:49
- 10☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:56 to 07:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.