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, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:24
- 2♀︎ Venus06:24 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:36
- 4☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:24
- 2♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:59
- 6☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:41
- 9♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:35
- 10☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tanta?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:18 to 06:24: 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.