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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:35 – 07:27
- 2☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:18
- 3♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:36
- 8♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:27
- 9☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:19
- 10♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:02
- 12☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:11
- 3♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:19
- 4☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:28
- 5♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:45
- 7☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 04:19
- 11☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:28
- 12♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:35 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.