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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:45
- 7♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:28
- 9☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:02
- 12♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:53 – 18:02
- 2♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:19
- 4☽︎ Moon20:19 – 21:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:45
- 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:54
- 8☉︎ Sun00:54 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:20
- 11☽︎ Moon04:20 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 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 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.