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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:50 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:04
- 8☉︎ Sun14:04 – 15:11
- 9♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:26
- 11☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:33
- 2♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:26
- 3☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:18
- 4♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:11 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:42
- 9♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:27
- 11♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:14 to 07:21: 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.