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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:44
- 6☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:36
- 9☽︎ Moon14:36 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:28
- 12♂︎ Mars17:28 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:28
- 2♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:34
- 4☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:57 to 07:55: 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.