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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:16 – 07:10
- 2♀︎ Venus07:10 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 08:57
- 4☽︎ Moon08:57 – 09:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:33
- 8☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:27
- 9♀︎ Venus13:27 – 14:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:14
- 11☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:08
- 2♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:15
- 3☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:21
- 4♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:33
- 6☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:46 – 01:52
- 9♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:04
- 11♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 13h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:16 to 07:10: 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.