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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 09:52
- 4☉︎ Sun09:52 – 10:48
- 5♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:23
- 11☉︎ Sun16:23 – 17:19
- 12♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:19
- 2☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:23 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:32
- 5♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:48
- 9☽︎ Moon02:48 – 03:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:01
- 12♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:04 to 08:00: 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.