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Planetary hours · Alexandria (Egypt)

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 Wednesday, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
20:05
Next sunrise
06:07

A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Africa/Cairo).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:16
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:26
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:36
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:46
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:56
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:06
  7. 7♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:16
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:26
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:35
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:45
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:55
  12. 12♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:05

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun20:05 – 20:55
  2. 2♀︎ Venus20:55 – 21:45
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:36
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:26
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:26 – 00:16
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:06
  7. 7♂︎ Mars01:06 – 01:56
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 02:46
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:36
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:26
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:17
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:07

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Alexandria?

On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:16: 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

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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.