Planetary hours
in Alexandria.
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, 28 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:25
- 2☉︎ Sun07:25 – 08:31
- 3♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:51 – 12:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 14:04
- 8♂︎ Mars14:04 – 15:11
- 9☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:17
- 10♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:30
- 12☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:24
- 3♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:17
- 4☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:10
- 5♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:57
- 7☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:24
- 12♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Tuesday, 28 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:18 to 07:25: 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.