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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:10 – 09:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:02 – 09:55
- 5♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:26
- 9☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:04
- 12♂︎ Mars16:04 – 16:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:04
- 2♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:19
- 4☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:41
- 7♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:56
- 9♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:24 to 07:17: 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.