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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:20
- 3☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:11
- 4♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:54
- 6☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:45 – 12:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:28
- 9♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:19
- 10☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:11
- 11♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:53
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:20
- 4♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:28
- 5☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:37
- 6♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:54
- 8☽︎ Moon00:54 – 02:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 03:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:20
- 11♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:29
- 12☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 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 06:38, lasts 13h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:37 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.